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| attempt |
When you attempt something, you try to do it. If you attempt to walk backwards all the way to school, you try to do this. Maybe you can do it, but maybe you can't. [2 definitions] |
| do1 |
to attempt or carry out in order to solve a problem or achieve a particular goal. [1/12 definitions] |
| effort |
a hard try; attempt. [1/2 definitions] |
| endeavor |
a serious attempt. [1/2 definitions] |
| fail |
When you fail, you try to do something but you are not able to do it. You are not successful in your effort or attempt. [1/7 definitions] |
| football |
the British word for soccer, a game in which two teams of eleven players attempt to advance a ball into an opposing goal by kicking or striking it with body parts other than the hands and arms. [1/4 definitions] |
| go1 |
a try; an attempt. [1/16 definitions] |
| judo |
a sport or way of fighting without weapons. Judo does not allow blows or kicks. It uses throws but does not allow throws that attempt to cause harm. It was developed for self defense. |
| take |
a sound recording made in a single attempt. [1/25 definitions] |
| take a stab at |
to try or attempt. |
| treat |
to attempt to relieve or cure. [1/9 definitions] |
| try |
to attempt through effort. [2/6 definitions] |
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