Noun:
1: psychometric test, mental test, mental testing, test any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
2: trial, run, test the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
3: trial, test the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
4: trial, test, tryout, trial run trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
5: examination, exam, test a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
6: test a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
Verb:
1: essay, try, prove, test, examine, try out put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
2: screen, test test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
3: quiz, test examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
4: test show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
5: test achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
6: test determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
7: test undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"