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   Trip

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   verb

   • 1. catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall: "he tripped over his cat" Similar stumblelose one's footingcatch one's footsliplose one's balancestaggertotterslidefallfall downtumbletoppletake a spilldated:measure one's length
   • ▪ cause to stumble and fall: "she shot out her foot to trip him up"
   • ▪ make a mistake: "taxpayers often trip up by not declaring taxable income" Similar make a mistakemiscalculatemake a blunderblundergo wrongget something wrongmake an errorerrinformal:slip upscrew upmake a boo-booboobdrop a clangergoof up
   • ▪ detect or expose someone in an error, blunder, or inconsistency: "the man was determined to trip him up on his economics" Similar catch outtraptrickoutwitoutsmartput someone off their stridethrow off balancedisconcertunsettlediscountenancediscomfitinformal:throwwrong-footcatch on the hop
   • 2. walk, run, or dance with quick light steps: "they tripped up the terrace steps" Similar run lightlyskipdanceprancewaltzboundspringhopgambolcaperfriskscamperOpposite trudge
   • ▪ (of words) flow lightly and easily: "a name that trips off the tongue"
   • 3. activate (a mechanism), especially by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device: "an intruder trips the alarm" Similar set offactivatetriggerturn onswitch onflipthrow
   • ▪ (of part of an electric circuit) disconnect automatically as a safety measure: "the plugs will trip as soon as any change in current is detected"
   • 4. release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor's crown.
   • ▪ turn (a yard or other object) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering.
   • 5. experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD: informal "they prance around tripping out on their hallucinogens"
   • ▪ be behaving in an irrational or crazy way: North American "you're tripping if you think I'm hanging around"
   • 6. go on a short journey: "when tripping through the Yukon take some time to explore our museums" Similar traveltake a tripgo on a trip/excursion/journeyjourneytourtrekhikecruiserare:peregrinate

   noun

   • 1. an act of going to a place and returning; a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure: "Sally's gone on a school trip" Similar excursionoutingjauntvisittourjourneyexpeditionvoyagetransferdriverunday outpilgrimageholidayminibreakinformal:junketspinhophurlrare:peregrination
   • 2. a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something: "trips and falls cause nearly half of all accidents" Similar stumbleslipmisstepfalse stepfalltumblespill
   • ▪ a mistake: archaic "an occasional trip in the performance" Similar mistakeerrorblundergaffeslipslip of the tongue/penlapseoversightindiscretionfaux paslapsus linguaelapsus calamiinformal:slip-upboo-boobonerhowlerfailboobclangergoofblooperbloop
   • 3. a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD: informal "acid trips"
   • ▪ an exciting or stimulating experience: "it was a trip seeing him again"
   • ▪ a self-indulgent attitude or activity: "politics was a sixties trip"
   • 4. a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc.: "a trip mechanism"
   • 5. a light, lively movement of a person's feet: archaic "yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRIP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   TRIP meaning: 1. a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again: 2. to fall or almost…. Learn more.

3. www.wordreference.com › definition › triptrip - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   Trip is the general word, indicating going any distance and returning, by walking or any means of locomotion, for either business or pleasure, and in either a hurried or a leisurely manner: a trip to Europe; a vacation trip; a bus trip.

4. www.britannica.com › dictionary › tripTrip Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of TRIP. 1. [count] a : a journey to a place. They got back from their trip yesterday. a trip around the world. How was your trip? [+] more examples. — often + to. She took a trip to Europe. — see also field trip, road trip, round trip.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › trip_n1trip, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun trip mean? There are 25 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trip , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordTRIP - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   Definitions of 'trip' 1. A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. [...] 2. See also round trip. 3. If you trip when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall. [...] 3. Trip up means the same as trip . [...] More. Definitions of 'TRIP'

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › trip_2trip verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of trip verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-british-english › tripTRIP definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   Mar 27, 2021 · noun. uk / trɪp/ Add to word list. A2. an occasion when you travel to visit a place for a short time and come back again: a trip to the grocery store. a long business trip. trip. verb. uk / trɪp/ tripping | tripped. to lose your balance or fall because your foot hits against something when you are moving: She tripped over the cat.