battle vs try

battle and try both are nouns.

battle and try both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
battle	Yes	No	Yes	No
try	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, try is a hypernym of battle; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than battle:

battle: an energetic attempt to achieve something
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of battle include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

battle (noun)	try (noun)
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
an energetic attempt to achieve something
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

battle (verb)	try (verb)
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle	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

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