Analysis Complete

trip up

/ trip up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
detect a blunder or misstep
"The reporter tripped up the senator"
Type of:
learn hear get word
Derived:
trip trip-up stumble misstep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
cause to stumble
"The questions on the test tripped him up"
Derived:
slip trip
Causes:
stumble trip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
make an error
"She slipped up and revealed the name"
Type of:
err mistake slip
Derived:
trip trip-up stumble misstep slip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

learn hear get word err mistake slip