1. trial - noun
· the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
2. trial - noun
· trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
Synonym(s): trial_run, test, tryout
Hypernym(s): experiment, experimentation
3. trial - noun
· the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
Synonym(s): test
Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
4. trial - noun
· (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
Hypernym(s): proceeding, legal_proceeding, proceedings
5. trial - noun
· (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
Hypernym(s): contest, competition
6. trial - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): tribulation, visitation
Hypernym(s): affliction
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