9. trial a troublesome, wearying, or annoying thing or person.
10. (adj.)trial of, pertaining to, or employed in a trial.
11. trial done or made by way of trial, proof, or experiment.
12. trial used in or for testing, experimenting, sampling, etc.
13. (adj.)trial of or belonging to a grammatical category of number, as in some Papuan and Austronesian languages, used to indicate that a word denotes three persons or things.
14. (n.)trial trial number.
15. trial a word or other form in the trial.
Etymology: (1885–90; tri - + (du )al)
Definition of 'Trial'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)test, trial, run the act of testing something "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
2. (noun)trial, trial run, test, tryout trying something to find out about it "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
3. (noun)test, trial the act of undergoing testing "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
4. (noun)trial (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
5. (noun)trial (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
6. (noun)trial, tribulation, visitation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"
1. (noun)trial a court case a seven-month trial; to stand trial; to be on trial for murder
2. trial the process of trying sth to find out if it is appropriate, effective, etc. pharmaceutical trials; a three-month trial of the product
Definition of 'Trial'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Trial the act of trying or testing in any manner
2. (noun)Trial any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected
3. (noun)Trial the act of testing by experience; proof; test
4. (noun)Trial examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc
5. (noun)Trial the state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men
6. (noun)Trial that which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial
7. (noun)Trial the formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue