n.
1.(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal
2.the act of testing something
3.(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
4.(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
5.trying something to find out about it
6.an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
7.the act of undergoing testing
Idiom of the Day
in the loop
part of a group that is kept up-to-date with information about something
I am not in the loop at work and I do not know what is happening there.