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try vs shot

shot vs try

try and shot both are nouns.

try is not an adjective while shot is an adjective.

try is a verb but shot is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
try Yes No Yes No
shot Yes Yes No No
As nouns, shot is a hyponym of try; that is, shot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than try:
  • try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  • shot: informal words for any attempt or effort
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, stab, nisus, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, run, test, trial, test, trial.
try (noun) shot (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something the act of firing a projectile
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
try (adjective) shot (adjective)
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
try (verb) shot (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
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