attempt

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

the supreme effort one can make

the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of

an attempt to get something

a usually brief attempt

a tentative attempt

an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

the part played by a person in bringing about a result

the part you are expected to play

the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

a futile or unprofitable endeavor

an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

an attempt to acquire or gain something

informal words for any attempt or effort

an attempt to score in a game

throwing the basketball toward the hoop

a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick

an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

an energetic attempt to achieve something

any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

an attempt to take control of a corporation

a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest

a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced

the act of testing something

a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.

a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use

a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results

a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial

a test of the suitability of a performer

a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving

putting clothes on to see whether they fit

a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

activity planned as a test or trial

a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart

the act of undergoing testing

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)

an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

assault with intent to rob