have a stab

VERB

take a crack at

Synonyms

WEAK

attempt do one's best drive for give a go give a whirl go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a rip have a shot have a whack make a pass at make a stab make an attempt make an effort risk shoot for tackle undertake vie for

VERB

try

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack seek struggle work

STRONG

aim aspire compete contend contest endeavor essay labor propose risk speculate strive tackle undertake venture wrangle

WEAK

bear down chip away at do one's best drive for exert oneself go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a shot have a whack knock oneself out lift a finger make a bid make a pass at make an attempt make an effort put oneself out shoot for vie for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle laze rest surrender

STRONG

abstain agree be idle forget give in give up ignore neglect

WEAK

delight please

Example Sentences

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Twenty minutes later, on the monorail back to the terminal, I decided to have a stab at getting on the flight.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015

Or perhaps Hawking did have a stab at that last one and ran out of blackboard.

From BBC • May 30, 2014

The characters all have a stab at compensating for their past decisions but wind up settling for their former, moderately fulfilling lives.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2014

"Well, I don't know about being a genius, but I'll have a stab at answering this!" said Haydon Banbury.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2013

And I certainly am going to have a stab at it.

From Left Guard Gilbert by Caswell, Edward C.

have a stab

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