try vs trial

try and trial both are nouns.

try is a verb but trial is not a verb.

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

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

try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
trial: 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, run, test, test.

try (noun)	trial (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	the act of testing something
	(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
	the act of undergoing testing
	trying something to find out about it
	an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
	(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

try (verb)	trial (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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