try on uncommon verb (1) noun (1) verb 1. put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice “Try on this sweater to see how it looks” Synonymstry ontry noun 1. trying on clothes to see whether they fit Synonymsfittingtrying on Related words Word family fittry on Broader terms testwear WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.