The noun test has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (103) test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric 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. (103) test, trial, run -- (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. (90) test, trial -- (the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill")
4. (76) trial, trial run, test, tryout -- (trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain")
5. (45) 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)
Overview of verb test
The verb test has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (37) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (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. (9) screen, test -- (test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus")
3. (4) 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")