fling vs try

fling and try both are nouns.

fling and try both are verbs.

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

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

fling: a usually brief attempt
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

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

fling (noun)	try (noun)
a brief indulgence of your impulses	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a usually brief attempt
the act of flinging

fling (verb)	try (verb)
throw with force or recklessness	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
move in an abrupt or headlong manner	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
indulge oneself	take a sample of
throw or cast away	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 fling and try

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