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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