trial
1. the act of testing something (Freq. 44) - in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately - he called each flip of the coin a new trial • Syn: test, run • Derivationally related forms: run (for: run), test (for: test) • Hypernyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try • Hyponyms: assay, clinical trial, clinical test, double blind, preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase, audition, tryout, field trial, fitting, try-on, trying on, MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test, pilot project, pilot program, Snellen test 2. trying something to find out about it (Freq. 3) - a sample for ten days free trial - a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain • Syn: trial run, test, tryout • Derivationally related forms: try out (for: tryout), test (for: test), try • Hypernyms: experiment, experimentation • Hyponyms: field trial, field test, alpha test, beta test, road test, trial balloon 3. the act of undergoing testing (Freq. 2) - he survived the great test of battle - candidates must compete in a trial of skill • Syn: test • Derivationally related forms: try, test (for: test) • Hypernyms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try 4. (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (Freq. 1) - he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty - most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial • Derivationally related forms: try • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings • Hyponyms: court-martial, ordeal, trial by ordeal, Scopes trial, show trial, mistrial, retrial • Part Meronyms: plea, prosecution, criminal prosecution, defense, defence, denial, demurrer 5. (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications - the trials for the semifinals began yesterday • Topics: sport, athletics • Hypernyms: contest, competition 6. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event - his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him - life is full of tribulations - a visitation of the plague • Syn: tribulation, visitation • Derivationally related forms: visit (for: visitation), tribulate (for: tribulation), try • Hypernyms: affliction • Hyponyms: fire
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