shot vs try

shot and try both are nouns.

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

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

shot: informal words for any attempt or effort
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

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

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

shot: an attempt to score in a game
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

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

shot (noun)	try (noun)
the act of firing a projectile	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
informal words for any attempt or effort
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
an attempt to score in a game
a blow hard enough to cause injury
throwing the basketball toward the hoop
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
an explosive charge used in blasting
sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
an estimate based on little or no information
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
a small drink of liquor
a chance to do something

shot (adjective)	try (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

shot (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