· an analytic or interpretive literary composition

Hypernym(s): writing, written_material, piece_of_writing

· a tentative attempt

Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

· make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

Synonym(s): try, seek, attempt, assay

Hypernym(s): act, move

· put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

Synonym(s): test, prove, try, try_out, examine

Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge