Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A test, as of performance or acceptance.
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- n. A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing (a tryout)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. trying something to find out about it
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think they worked it out together, maybe even as an academic exercise to begin with, and then, when the trial run succeeded, they did it in earnest, and then Quorn tried at the last minute to back out. '
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With true — bordering on obnoxious — grit, she pushes her way into a clinical trial run by brusque doc Atticus Sherman, played by Alan Alda.
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In a trial run the previous day, a sprightlier vessel from the Egyptian navy had run aground.
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