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trip

/ trip /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
"he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
"he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
"confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Type of:
blunder blooper bloomer
Derived:
stumble slip up trip up catch
verb Sense 2
put in motion or move to act
"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"
Type of:
initiate pioneer
Derived:
spark activation trigger induction initiation
Causes:
happen hap go on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
get high, stoned, or drugged
"He trips every weekend"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
noun Sense 4
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
"an acid trip"
Type of:
hallucination
Derived:
trip out turn on get off
noun Sense 5
an exciting or stimulting experience
Type of:
experience
noun Sense 6
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
"he took a trip to the shopping center"
Type of:
journey journeying
Kinds of:
flight junket round trip run trek
Derived:
travel jaunt
noun Sense 7
a light or nimble tread
"he heard the trip of women''s feet overhead"
Type of:
step
verb Sense 8
cause to stumble
"The questions on the test tripped him up"
Derived:
slip
Causes:
stumble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 9
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
"he blamed his slip on the ice"
"the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Type of:
mishap misadventure mischance
Kinds of:
spill tumble fall
Derived:
trip up stumble
noun Sense 10
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
"the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
Type of:
catch stop
Derived:
actuate trigger activate set off spark off
verb Sense 11
make a trip for pleasure
Kinds of:
junket travel to visit travel journey
Derived:
excursion jaunt outing junket pleasure trip
Causes:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 12
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
"She stumbled over the tree root"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
founder
Derived:
slip stumbler tripper
Entails:
walk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
68
Times Searched
3
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blunder blooper bloomer initiate pioneer hallucination experience journey journeying flight junket round trip