Definition of effort

effort

verb

• to try to determine.

                                           
  
                                                        
  
  Citation from Armageddon (1998 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.

  Last edited on Jul 14 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 14 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try':
give it a whirl	Definitions include: to attempt something.
have a go	Definitions include: to make an attempt.
do over	Definitions include: to mistreat.
crack	Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack (i.e. crack cocaine).
shot	Definitions include: broken.
get back on the horse	Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past.
give it a shot	Definitions include: to attempt.
have a whack at	Definitions include: to attempt.
wing it	Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation.
gun for	Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal.
go for broke	Definitions include: to risk everything in some endeavor.
give the old college try	Definitions include: to make a strong attempt.
grasp at straws	Definitions include: to make a futile attempt.
Hail Mary	Definitions include: the occurrence of telling a woman that one has accidentally gotten pregnant that one loves her and to convince her that having an abortion will be the best thing for the relationship.
dry run	Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action.
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MJ	Definitions include: acronym for "Mary Jane", i.e. marijuana.
zoop zoop	Definitions include: interjection used for emphasis or to indicate excitement.
twenty-four seven	Definitions include: constantly.
punripe	Definitions include: ripe for punning
from scratch	Definitions include: from basic ingredients; not pre-prepared.
smoke out	Definitions include: to smoke marijuana.
thicc	Definitions include: "thick".
Mobilegeddon	Definitions include: April 21, 2015, the date on which Google has announced that it will start penalizing websites not optimized for mobile in its search rankings.
grrrl	Definitions include: grrrl (also grrl)
za	Definitions include: abbreviation of "pizza."

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