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stab vs try

try vs stab

stab and try both are nouns.

stab and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stab Yes No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As nouns, try is a hypernym of stab; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than stab:
  • stab: informal words for any attempt or effort
  • try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Other hypernyms of stab include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.
stab (noun) try (noun)
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
informal words for any attempt or effort
a sudden sharp feeling
stab (verb) try (verb)
stab or pierce put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
poke or thrust abruptly melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
use a knife on 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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