| Main Entry: | best shot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | all-out try |
Synonyms: |
all one's got, best effort, best one can do, maximum effort, one's all, one's damndest, optimum effort |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest personal effort |
Synonyms: |
Sunday best, all one's got, best shot, hardest, highest endeavor, level best, utmost |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
Synonyms: |
aim, all*, best shot, crash project, dry run, effort, enterprise, essay, exertion, fling, full blast, full court press, full steam, go, header, labor, lick*, old college try, one's all, one's level best, push, shot*, stab*, striving, struggle, toil, travail, trial, try, try-on, undertaking, venture, whack, whirl*, work |
| Notes: | an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort |
Antonyms: |
idleness, laziness |
| Main Entry: | try |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt |
Synonyms: |
all one's got, best shot, bid, crack*, dab, effort, endeavor, essay, fling*, go*, jab, pop*, shot*, slap, stab*, striving, struggle, trial, undertaking, whack, whirl* |
Antonyms: |
abstention |