attempting

the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play n

v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering s attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery s attempting to win favor by flattery

The act of attempting to ride a bus by standing in the aisle like a surfer

attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring