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assays definition
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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 -------------- Grep of noun assay assay assay-mark assayer bioassay diagnostic assay immunoassay immunochemical assay radioimmunoassay Overview of noun assay The noun assay has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress") 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 noun assay The noun assay has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress") 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")
assays definition
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