noun
plural -tries
[noncount] :the act of entering something
[noncount] :the right to enter something
[count] :a place for entering something
[noncount] :the act of entering something in a book, list, etc.
[count] :something that is entered in a book, list, etc.
[count] a person or thing that is entered in a contest
b chiefly Brit :the number of people or things entered in a contest