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hurt you in any way

He put his trust in God.

trUSt 2 C' /tmst/ verb ( trusts , trust . ing , trust . ed )

to believe that someone is honest and good, and will not

hurt you in any way

I just don't trust him.

You can trust Pat to do the job well.

trust • wor • thy / ' tr\stwar6i / adjective A trustworthy person is someone that you can trust.

truthФ / tru8 / noun [ noncount, singular ]

being true; what is true

There is no truth in these rumors.

We need to find out the truth about what happened.

Are you telling me the truth ?

truth • ful / ' tru9fl / adjective

true

a truthful answer

A person who is truthful tells the truth. ► truth • ful • ly / ' truSfali / adverb You must answer me truthfully.

try Ф/ trai / verb (tries, try ing, tried, has tried )

1 to make an effort to do something

tried to remember her name, but I couldn't. I'm not sure if I can help you, but I'll try.

to do, use, or test something in order to see how good or successful it is

Have you ever tried Japanese food?

If that doesn't work, try turning it off and then on again.

to ask someone questions in a court of law to decide if they have done something wrong

He was tried for murder.

try and do something

( informal )

to try to do something

I'll try and come early tomorrow.

try something on to put on a piece of clothing to see if you like it and if it is big enough I tried the jeans on but they were too small.

try something out to test something to find out if it is good enough

I think I'll try out a new recipe tonight. ►try noun [ count ] ( plural tries ) I don't know if I can lift the box, but I'll give it a try .

T-shirt / ' tifsrt/ noun [ count ] a kind of shirt with short sleeves and no collar (= the folded part that fits around the neck )

— Look at the picture at clothes .

tsu • na • mi / tsu ' nami / noun [ count ] ( plural tsu - na . mis )

( GEOGRAPHY ) a very large wave in the ocean, usually caused by the sudden strong shaking of the ground (called an earthquake )

tub / tAb / noun

[count]

( informal ) another word for bathtub

a round container a tub of margarine

tu • ba / ' tubs / noun [ count ]

( MUSIC ) a large musical instrument that makes a low sound when you blow through it Frank plays the tuba in the band.

— Look at the picture at instrument . tube О / tub / noun [ count ]

a long, thin pipe for liquid or gas

a long, thin, soft container with a hole and a covering (called a cap ) at one end

a tube of toothpaste

—Look at the picture at container .

tuck / tAk / verb ( tucks , tuck - ing , tucked )

to put or push the edges of something inside or under something else

He tucked his shirt into his pants.

to put something in a small place, especially to hide it or keep it safe

She tucked the letter behind the books.

tuck someone in to make someone feel comfortable in

bed by pulling the covers around them

I'll come up later and tuck you in.

Tues . day © / 'tuzdei; 'tuzdi / noun [ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Tues. )

the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday

tuft / tAft / noun [ count ]

a small amount of something, such as hair or grass, growing together

tug 1 / tAg / verb ( tugs , tug - ging , tugged )

to pull something hard and quickly I tugged at the rope, and it broke.

tug2 / tAg / noun [ count ]

1 a sudden hard pull

The little girl gave my hand a tug.

2 ( also tug - boat / ' tAgbout / ) a small, strong boat that pulls big ships

tu • i • tion / tu'ijn / noun [ noncount ]

money that you pay in order to take classes at a college,

university, or private school

He works part-time to help pay his college tuition.

tu • lip / tulsp / noun [ count ]