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trip
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- pronunciation:
- trIp
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a journey, voyage, or excursion.
We're planning a trip to New York next week.She made two business trips to China last year.I've always wanted to take a trip to South America to see the Andes.- synonyms:
- journey
- similar words:
- drive, excursion, expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, passage, pilgrimage, ride, tour, trek, voyage
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definition 2: |
a short journey from one point to another.
I had to make a second trip to the store today because I forgot something.- synonyms:
- run
- similar words:
- commute, drive, errand, excursion, foray, hop, jaunt, journey, ride, spin, stroll, walk
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definition 3: |
a misstep causing one to stumble or fall.
A trip on the stairs caused him to break a leg.- synonyms:
- misstep, stumble
- similar words:
- drop, fall, flip, flop, header, lurch, slide, slip, spill, sprawl, stagger, tumble
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definition 4: |
an action that causes someone to stumble or fall.
- similar words:
- hindrance, obstruction
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definition 5: |
(slang) euphoria, hallucinations, or the like experienced under a drug, particularly that of the drug LSD, or the period of such an experience.
During her last trip, she thought there was a zebra in her room.He was having such a bad trip that he was suddenly in terror of all of us.- similar words:
- euphoria, hallucination, high, rush
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definition 6: |
(slang) a particularly exciting, odd, or fascinating experience or person.
Being in that notorious part of the city at three in the morning was quite a trip.Wow! That guy with the snakes is a real trip. |
definition 7: |
(slang) a phase involving intense interest or fascination with something.
I've been on this early Beatles trip recently.- similar words:
- obsession
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definition 8: |
(slang) a path that one takes in life.
He's on a self-discovery trip these days.What kind of trip are you on now, man? Have you gone back to Marxism?- similar words:
- bag, lifestyle, path, phase, situation, thing
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definition 9: |
an error; mistake.
- synonyms:
- error, fault, mistake, stumble
- similar words:
- blunder, boner, faux pas, flub, fluff, gaffe, goof, indiscretion, lapse, misstep, muff, oversight, peccadillo, slip
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definition 10: |
a skip, dance, or nimble movement of the feet.
- synonyms:
- prance, scamper, skip
- similar words:
- caper, dance, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, romp, strut
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related words: |
bounce, career, haul, travel, vacation, way, whirl |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
trips, tripping, tripped |
definition 1: |
to stumble or fall, often because of there being something unseen in one's path.
He tripped over the extension cord.She had nearly won the race when she suddenly tripped.- synonyms:
- stumble, topple
- similar words:
- fall, falter, flip, flop, lose one's balance, lurch, pitch, slide, slip, sprawl, stagger, tumble
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definition 2: |
to make a mistake; falter.
Nervousness made him trip on his words.- synonyms:
- err, falter, stumble
- similar words:
- blunder, bungle, flounder, flub, fluff, foul up, goof, muff, slip, stagger
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definition 3: |
to dance, skip, or step nimbly.
They tripped merrily down the street.- synonyms:
- dance, prance, scamper, skip
- similar words:
- boogie, caper, cavort, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, romp, strut
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definition 4: |
(slang) to experience the euphoric or hallucinatory effects of a drug.
- similar words:
- hallucinate, wig out
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related words: |
bounce, dance, jaunt, nod, stumble |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to cause to fall or stumble.
The fleeing suspect tripped the police officer by throwing a bicycle in his path.A low branch tripped me as I was hiking in the woods.- synonyms:
- tumble
- similar words:
- fell, flip, spill, throw, tip over, topple, upset
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definition 2: |
to cause to fail or falter (often followed by "up").
That somewhat ambiguous question at the end is what tripped up a lot of the students.- synonyms:
- foul up, thwart
- similar words:
- confuse, disconcert, halt, hinder, obstruct, throw
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definition 3: |
to catch in a mistake or inconsistency (often followed by "up").
The attorney was clearly trying to trip up the witness.- synonyms:
- outsmart, trap
- similar words:
- catch, fool, hook, outfox, outwit, snare, trick
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definition 4: |
to release a trigger or switch, thereby setting (something) in motion or operation.
The cat tripped the burglar alarm.- synonyms:
- activate, switch on, trigger
- similar words:
- flip, pull, release, start, throw
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related words: |
mislead, tumble |
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