ALL meanings of trial
tri·al
T t - noun trial German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka. 1
- adjective trial of, relating to, or employed in a trial. 1
- adjective trial done or made by way of trial, proof, or experiment. 1
- adjective trial used in testing, experimenting, etc. 1
- adjective trial acting or serving as a sample, experimental specimen, etc.: a trial offer. 1
- idioms trial on trial, undergoing examination before a judicial tribunal. undergoing a probationary or trial period. 1
- noun trial resolution of legal issue in court 1
- noun trial experimental attempt 1
- noun trial clinical testing 1
- noun trial competitive event 1
- noun trial contest for animals 1
- noun,plural trial difficulty 1
- abbreviation TRIAL test 1
- variable noun trial A trial is a formal meeting in a law court, at which a judge and jury listen to evidence and decide whether a person is guilty of a crime. 0
- variable noun trial A trial is an experiment in which you test something by using it or doing it for a period of time to see how well it works. If something is on trial, it is being tested in this way. 0
- countable noun trial If someone gives you a trial for a job, or if you are on trial, you do the job for a short period of time to see if you are suitable for it. 0
- countable noun trial If you refer to the trials of a situation, you mean the unpleasant things that you experience in it. 0
- countable noun trial In some sports or outdoor activities, trials are a series of contests that test a competitor's skill and ability. 0
- noun trial the act or an instance of trying or proving; test or experiment 0
- noun trial (as modifier) 0
- noun trial the judicial examination of the issues in a civil or criminal cause by a competent tribunal and the determination of these issues in accordance with the law of the land 0
- noun trial the determination of an accused person's guilt or innocence after hearing evidence for the prosecution and for the accused and the judicial examination of the issues involved 0
- noun trial an effort or attempt to do something 0
- noun trial trouble or grief 0
- noun trial an annoying or frustrating person or thing 0
- noun trial a competition for individuals 0
- noun trial a motorcycling competition in which the skills of the riders are tested over rough ground 0
- noun trial a piece of sample material used for testing the heat of a kiln and its effects 0
- verb trial to test or make experimental use of (something) 0
- noun trial a grammatical number occurring in some languages for words in contexts where exactly three of their referents are described or referred to 0
- noun trial relating to or inflected for this number 0
- noun trial the act or process of trying, testing, or putting to the proof; test 0
- noun trial a testing of qualifications, attainments, or progress; probation 0
- noun trial experimental treatment or operation; experiment 0
- noun trial the fact or state of being tried by suffering, temptation, etc. 0
- noun trial a hardship, suffering, etc. that tries one's endurance 0
- noun trial a person or thing that is a source of annoyance or irritation 0
- noun trial a formal examination of the facts of a case by a court of law to decide the validity of a charge or claim 0
- noun trial an attempt; endeavor; effort 0
- adjective trial of a trial or trials 0
- adjective trial made, done, or used for the purpose of trying, testing, etc. 0