See endeavor in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A trying to do or make something:
attempt, crack, effort, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. (Informal) shot. (Slang) take. (Archaic) assay. See tryThe use of energy to do something:
effort, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain1, striving, struggle, trouble, while. (Informal) elbow grease. See work
verb
To make an attempt to do or make:
assay, attempt, essay, seek, strive, try. Idioms: have a go at, have (or make) (or take) a shot at, have (or take) a whack at, make a stab at, take a crack at. See try
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