Trialnoun
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
Trialnoun
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
Trialnoun
A difficult or annoying experience.
Trialnoun
A tryout to pick members of a team.
Trialnoun
(ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
Trialnoun
(UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Trialadjective
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Trialadjective
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Trialadjective
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Trialadjective
Triple.
Trialadjective
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
Trialverb
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
Trialverb
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
Trialnoun
The act of trying or testing in any manner.
Trialnoun
Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
Trialnoun
The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
Trialnoun
The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
Trialnoun
That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
Trialnoun
Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
Trialnoun
The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
Trialnoun
(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal;
Trialnoun
the act of testing something;
Trialnoun
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications;
Trialnoun
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law;
Trialnoun
trying something to find out about it;
Trialnoun
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;
Trialnoun
the act of undergoing testing;
Trialnoun
a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings
Trialnoun
a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something
Trialnoun
a sports match to test the ability of players eligible for selection to a team
Trialnoun
a test of individual ability on a motorcycle over rough ground or on a road.
Trialnoun
an event in which horses, dogs, or other animals compete or perform
Trialnoun
a person, experience, or situation that tests a person's endurance or forbearance
Trialverb
test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance
Trialverb
(of a horse, dog, or other animal) compete in trials
Trial
In law, a trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court.
Trailverb
(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
Trailverb
(transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
Trailverb
(transitive) To leave (a trail of).
Trailverb
(transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
Trailverb
(intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
Trailverb
(intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
Trailverb
(intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
Trailverb
To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
Trailverb
(military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
Trailverb
To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.
Trailverb
(dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
Trailnoun
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
Trailnoun
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
Trailnoun
A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
Trailnoun
(graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
Trailverb
To hunt by the track; to track.
Trailverb
To draw or drag, as along the ground.
Trailverb
To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
Trailverb
To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.
Trailverb
To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.
Trailverb
To be drawn out in length; to follow after.
Trailverb
To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.
Trailnoun
A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.
Trailnoun
A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.
Trailnoun
Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.
Trailnoun
Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.
Trailnoun
Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.
Trailnoun
A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.
Trailnoun
The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; - applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.
Trailnoun
That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.
Trailnoun
The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.
Trailnoun
a track or mark left by something that has passed;
Trailnoun
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
Trailnoun
evidence pointing to a possible solution;
Trailverb
to lag or linger behind;
Trailverb
go after with the intent to catch;
Trailverb
move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly;
Trailverb
hang down so as to drag along the ground;
Trailverb
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;
Trail
A trail is usually a path, track or unpaved lane or road. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, path or footpath is the preferred term for a walking trail.