to try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.-to try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a mouth. also used figuratively.-to try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.-to become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to experience; to undergo.-to partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an implied sense of relish or pleasure.-to try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only; to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind of wine.-to have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to have a particular quality or character; as, this water tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic.-to take sparingly.-to have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake; as, to taste of nature's bounty.-the act of tasting; gustation.-a particular sensation excited by the application of a substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as, the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an acid taste; a sweet taste.-the one of the five senses by which certain properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor) are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste.-intellectual relish; liking; fondness; -- formerly with of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.-the power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.-manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste.-essay; trial; experience; experiment.-a small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit.-a kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.