try vs run

try and run both are nouns.

try and run both are verbs.

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

As nouns, run is a hyponym of try; that is, run is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than try:

try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
run: the act of testing something

Other hyponyms of try include batting, best, worst, bid, play, crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl, essay, foray, contribution, part, share, liberation, mug's game, power play, squeeze, squeeze play, seeking, shot, stab, shot, nisus, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, test, trial, test, trial.

As verbs, run is a hypernym of try; that is, run is a word with a broader meaning than try:

try: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
run: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

Other hypernyms of try include melt, melt down.

try (noun)	run (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
	(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
	a regular trip
	a short trip
	the act of testing something
	an unbroken chronological sequence
	the pouring forth of a fluid
	a row of unravelled stitches
	a race run on foot
	a race between candidates for elective office
	an unbroken series of events
	a small stream
	the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
	unrestricted freedom to use
	the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

try (verb)	run (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
take a sample of	progress by being changed
test the limits of	change from one state to another
give pain or trouble to	become undone
make an effort or attempt	cause to perform
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	compete in a race
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of	run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
	perform as expected when applied
	pass over, across, or through
	be operating, running or functioning
	conduct to completion
	cause to emit recorded audio or video
	include as the content; broadcast or publicize
	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
	move along, of liquids
	keep company
	sail before the wind
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	cover by running; run a certain distance
	run with the ball; in such sports as football
	be diffused
	travel a route regularly
	cause an animal to move fast
	move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
	travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
	deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
	make without a miss
	direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
	set animals loose to graze
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
	be affected by; be subjected to
	continue to exist
	have a particular form
	extend or continue for a certain period of time
	occur persistently
	change or be different within limits
	cause something to pass or lead somewhere

try vs run

try and run both are nouns.

try and run both are verbs.

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