Stab and Try

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Stab noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

Usage example: everybody will get a stab at solving the problem

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Try is a synonym for stab in attempt topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a noun "Stab".

Try noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

Usage example: was granted another try at the field goal

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Stab is a synonym for try in attempt topic. You can use "Stab" instead a noun "Try", if it concerns topics such as shot. informal substitute

Nearby Words: tried, trying

good	good stab	good try
nice	nice stab	nice try
special	special stab	special try
best	best stab	best try
Other adjectives: complete, proper, single, deep, obvious, actual, big, great, decent, major, final, extra, next, last.

man	stab man	try man
woman	stab woman	try woman
people	stab people	try people
someone	stab someone	try someone
Other words: hand, time, way, money, everyone, times, sister, friends, heroes.

All Play: Steve is a rather mellow guy who enjoys fun, Carlos is a workaholic with a tendency to try and stab Steve.

Source: Machinima / Steve And Carlos
Apparently there was a build up of fluid in his skull, pressing on his brain which caused mental disruption, leading him to try and stab himself in the jaw.

Source: Literature / The Last Chancers
Dirty Cop: In Series 2, when an inmate prepares to try and stab Sam in the telephone line, a guard puts his hat over the security camera.

Source: Series / The Wrong Mans

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