[
UK
/tɹˈɪp/
]
[ US /ˈtɹɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈtɹɪp/ ]
VERB
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall
She stumbled over the tree root -
cause to stumble
The questions on the test tripped him up - make a trip for pleasure
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get high, stoned, or drugged
He trips every weekend -
put in motion or move to act
actuate the circuits
trigger a reaction
NOUN
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a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
an acid trip -
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water -
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
he recited the whole poem without a single trip
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep - an exciting or stimulating experience
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a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
he took a trip to the shopping center -
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
he blamed his slip on the ice -
a light or nimble tread
he heard the trip of women's feet overhead
How To Use trip In A Sentence
- At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
- As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond yesterday.
- When alive, the spiders kept on the gaster-only diet initially grew but then shriveled, while those eating the head, legs and thoraces thrived, with some tripling their weight. Why Spiders Always Devour Ants Head First | Impact Lab
- Trip steels have a microstructure with retained austenite, ferrite and martensite.
- Our economy suffered a triple whammy this year - we were hit by Sars, the Iraq war, and then the world economic downturn.
- The site has its own airstrip and light aircraft service, and its own small marina.
- Avoiding tripping over the lines on deck, you then have to quant your boat through the bridge. Times, Sunday Times
- He opens the door for me, and I slide in, scooting over to save him a trip.
- How do you know when to clap the triple jumpers? Times, Sunday Times
- And strips of cloth had been tied around the reserve chute so that it could not be opened either. The Sun