Verb

1. Make an effort or attempt
2. Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
3. Put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
4. Take a sample of
5. Examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
6. Give pain or trouble to
7. Test the limits of
8. Melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
9. Put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice