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assaying definition

assaying

 

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  assay 
 
  2  senses  of  assay 
 
  Sense  1 
  assay 
  =>  bioassay 
 
  Sense  2 
  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  take  a  dare,  pick  up  the  gauntlet 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
  =>  grope 
  =>  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  give  it  a  whirl,  give  it  a  try 
  =>  gamble,  chance,  risk,  hazard,  take  chances,  adventure,  run  a  risk,  take  a  chance 
  =>  risk,  put  on  the  line  lay  on  the  line 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  assay 
 
  2  senses  of  assay 
 
  Sense  1 
  assay 
  =>  bioassay 
 
  Sense  2 
  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  take  a  dare,  pick  up  the  gauntlet 
  =>  fight,  struggle 
  =>  tug,  labor,  labour,  push  drive 
  =>  strive,  reach,  strain 
  =>  overstrain 
  =>  extend  oneself 
  =>  kill  oneself,  overexert  oneself 
  =>  trouble  oneself,  trouble,  bother,  inconvenience  oneself 
  =>  flounder 
  =>  grope 
  =>  endeavor,  endeavour,  strive 
  =>  struggle 
  =>  scuffle,  tussle 
  =>  wrestle 
  =>  mudwrestle 
  =>  take  pains,  be  at  pains 
  =>  buck 
  =>  give  it  a  whirl,  give  it  a  try 
  =>  gamble,  chance,  risk,  hazard,  take  chances,  adventure,  run  a  risk,  take  a  chance 
  =>  luck  it  luck  through 
  =>  risk,  put  on  the  line  lay  on  the  line 
  =>  venture,  hazard,  adventure,  stake,  jeopardize 
  =>  bell  the  cat 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  assay 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  assay 
 
  2  senses  of  assay 
 
  Sense  1 
  assay 
  =>  analyze,  analyse,  study,  examine,  canvass 
 
  Sense  2 
  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  assay 
 
  assay  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  assay 
 
  Sense  1 
  assay 
  =>  analyze,  analyse,  study,  examine,  canvass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  assay 
 
  The  verb  assay  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  assay  --  (analyze  (chemical  substances)) 
  2.  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay  --  (make  an  effort  or  attempt;  "He  tried  to  shake  off  his  fears";  "The  infant  had  essayed  a  few  wobbly  steps";  "The  police  attempted  to  stop  the  thief";  "He  sought  to  improve  himself";  "She  always  seeks  to  do  good  in  the  world") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  assay 
 
  The  verb  assay  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  assay  --  (analyze  (chemical  substances)) 
  2.  try  seek,  attempt,  essay,  assay  --  (make  an  effort  or  attempt;  "He  tried  to  shake  off  his  fears";  "The  infant  had  essayed  a  few  wobbly  steps";  "The  police  attempted  to  stop  the  thief";  "He  sought  to  improve  himself";  "She  always  seeks  to  do  good  in  the  world")



assaying definition