try out

try out
    v 1: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
         use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
         "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {prove}, {try}, {try out},
         {examine}, {essay}]
    2: try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students
       experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new
       style" [syn: {experiment}, {try out}]
    3: perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on
       Broadway" [syn: {audition}, {try out}]
    4: take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the
       regional dishes" [syn: {sample}, {try}, {try out}, {taste}]
    

Try out \Try out\, v. i.
   to compete for a postition, as on a sports team or in a
   theatrical presentation.
   [PJC]
    

Try out \Try out\, v. t.
   to use (something not previously used) to determine its
   fitness for a particular purpose; also, to attempt (a deed)
   to determine if it will accomplish a particular purpose.
   [PJC]
    

82 Moby Thesaurus words for "try out":
      arrange, assay, be a gas, be a hit, bill, bomb, bring to test,
      clear for action, clear the decks, confirm, cure, cut and try,
      demonstrate, deploy, dramatize, dress, essay, examine, experiment,
      fail, feature, fix, fix up, flop, get ready, give a try,
      give a tryout, have a go, headline, inspect, make a hit,
      make arrangements, make preparations, make ready, marshal,
      melodramatize, mobilize, mount, open, open a show, plan,
      play around with, practice upon, prearrange, premiere, prep,
      prepare, present, pretreat, preview, process, produce, prove,
      provide, put in shape, put on, put to trial, ready, ready up,
      research, road-test, run a sample, sample, scenarize, scrutinize,
      set the stage, settle preliminaries, shake down, stage, star,
      substantiate, succeed, tan, taste, test, theatricalize, treat,
      trim, try, try it on, validate, verify