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try vs stab

stab vs try

try and stab both are nouns.

try and stab both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
try Yes No Yes No
stab Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stab is a hyponym of try; that is, stab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than try:
  • try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  • stab: 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, shot, shot, nisus, pains, strain, striving, battle, struggle, takeover attempt, run, test, trial, test, trial.
try (noun) stab (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
informal words for any attempt or effort
a sudden sharp feeling
try (verb) stab (verb)
put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice stab or pierce
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities poke or thrust abruptly
take a sample of use a knife on
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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