[syn: sample, try, try out, taste]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Try out \Try out\, v. i.
to compete for a postition, as on a sports team or in a
theatrical presentation.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Try out \Try out\, v. t.
to use (something not previously used) to determine its
fitness for a particular purpose; also, to attempt (a deed)
to determine if it will accomplish a particular purpose.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
try out
v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
"Test this recipe" [syn: test, prove, try, try out,
examine, essay]
2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students
experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new
style" [syn: experiment, try out]
3: perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on
Broadway" [syn: audition, try out]
4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
regional dishes" [syn: sample, try, try out, taste]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "try out":
arrange, assay, be a gas, be a hit, bill, bomb, bring to test,
clear for action, clear the decks, confirm, cure, cut and try,
demonstrate, deploy, dramatize, dress, essay, examine, experiment,
fail, feature, fix, fix up, flop, get ready, give a try,
give a tryout, have a go, headline, inspect, make a hit,
make arrangements, make preparations, make ready, marshal,
melodramatize, mobilize, mount, open, open a show, plan,
play around with, practice upon, prearrange, premiere, prep,
prepare, present, pretreat, preview, process, produce, prove,
provide, put in shape, put on, put to trial, ready, ready up,
research, road-test, run a sample, sample, scenarize, scrutinize,
set the stage, settle preliminaries, shake down, stage, star,
substantiate, succeed, tan, taste, test, theatricalize, treat,
trim, try, try it on, validate, verify