Definitions:

1. (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications noun
   • the trials for the semifinals began yesterday
2. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event noun
   • Long speeches can be a great trial.
3. the act of testing something noun
   • in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately
4. the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law noun
   • The defendant had a fair trial and the jury found them guilty.
5. trying something to find out about it noun
   • a sample for ten days free trial

Synonyms:

• run
• test
• visitation

NearBy Words:

• trial-and-error
• trialeurodes