TRYOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tryout mean? 

• TRYOUT (noun)
  The noun TRYOUT has 2 senses:

1. trying something to find out about it

2. a test of the suitability of a performer

  Familiarity information: TRYOUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRYOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Trying something to find out about it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

test; trial; trial run; tryout

Context example:

a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain

Hypernyms ("tryout" is a kind of...):

experiment; experimentation (the testing of an idea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tryout"):

field test; field trial (a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used)

alpha test ((computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer)

beta test ((computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization)

road test (a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy)

trial balloon (a test of public opinion)

Derivation:

try out (take a sample of)

try out (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A test of the suitability of a performer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

audition; tryout

Hypernyms ("tryout" is a kind of...):

run; test; trial (the act of testing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tryout"):

screen test (a filmed audition of an actor or actress)

Derivation:

try out (perform in order to get a role)