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   trip

   /trɪp/

   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 a mistake 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 which trips off the tongue"
   • 3. activate (a mechanism), especially by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device: "somebody tripped 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 cable.
   • ▪ 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 "a couple of boys were tripping"
   • ▪ 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. a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure: "Sammy's gone on a school trip" Similar excursionoutingjauntvisittourjourneyexpeditionvoyagetransferdriverunday outpilgrimageholidayminibreakinformal:junketspinhophurlrare:peregrination
   • ▪ the distance from start to finish of a race: "the dog clocked a tremendous 27.47 secs for the 450 metres trip"
   • 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 quite a trip talking to you"
   • ▪ a self-indulgent attitude or activity: "I'm not sure if she really liked me or if I was just part of her power 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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