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TRYING ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trying on mean?
• TRYING ON (noun)
The noun TRYING ON has 1 sense:
1. putting clothes on to see whether they fit
Familiarity information: TRYING ON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Putting clothes on to see whether they fit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("trying on" is a kind of...):
Context examples
It's trying on a man, I know.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I suppose they have not done trying on yet.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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