Definition of attempt

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Attempt (v. t.) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt..

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Embracery :: Embracery (n.) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements..
Enterprise :: Enterprise (n.) That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise..
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with Who comes there?.
Attempt :: Attempt (n.) A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. t.) To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of.
Frustrate :: Frustrate (v. t.) To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..
Fish :: Fish (v. i.) To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net..
Chop :: Chop (v. i.) To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize.
Jump :: Jump (n.) An effort; an attempt; a venture.
Conatus :: Conatus (n.) A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort.
Proffer :: Proffer (v. t.) To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake..
Alibi :: Alibi (n.) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi..
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury..
Reattempt :: Reattempt (v. t.) To attempt again.
Earwig :: Earwig (v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk..
Enterprise :: Enterprise (v. t.) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
Tenable :: Tenable (a.) Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument..
Abandon :: Abandon (v. t.) Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
Enemy :: Enemy (n.) One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood..
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