try
noun [C] (SPORT) /traɪ/Definition
› (in the game of rugby) the act of a player putting the ball on the ground behind the opposing team's goal line, which scores points for the player's teamRugbyGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of try noun (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- conversion noun (RUGBY)
- convert verb (RUGBY)
- drop kick noun
- footy noun
- hack verb (CUT)
- heel verb
- hooker noun (SPORT)
- lineout noun
- prop noun (SUPPORT)
- punt noun (KICK)
- punt verb (KICK)
- ruck noun (CROWD)
- rugby league noun
- rugby noun
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