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batting vs try

try vs batting

batting and try both are nouns.

batting is not a verb while try is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
batting Yes No No No
try Yes No Yes No
As nouns, try is a hypernym of batting; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than batting:
  • batting: (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
  • try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Other hypernyms of batting include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.
batting (noun) try (noun)
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
batting (verb) try (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
take a sample of
test the limits of
give pain or trouble to
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Difference between batting and try

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