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trip

1

[ trip ]

noun

  1. a journey or voyage:

    to win a trip to Paris.

    Synonyms: junket, jaunt, tour, excursion

  2. a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points:

    It's a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia.

  3. a single journey or course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.:

    his daily trip to the bank.

  4. a stumble; misstep.
  5. a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down, especially in wrestling.
  6. a slip, mistake, error, or blunder.

    Synonyms: oversight, lapse

  7. an error or lapse in conduct or etiquette.
  8. a light, nimble step or movement of the feet.
  9. Machinery.
    1. a projecting object mounted on a moving part for striking a control lever to stop, reverse, or otherwise control the actions of some machine, as a milling machine or printing press.
    2. a sudden release or start.
  10. a catch of fish taken by a fishing vessel in a single voyage.
  11. Slang.
    1. an instance or period of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.
    2. the euphoria, illusions, etc., experienced during such a period.
    3. any stimulating or exciting experience:

      The class reunion was a real trip.

    4. any intense interest or preoccupation:

      She's been on a nostalgia trip all week.

    5. a period of time, experience, or lifestyle:

      Those early years in college were a bad trip.



verb (used without object)

, tripped, trip·ping.
  1. to stumble:

    to trip over a child's toy.

  2. to make a slip, error, or mistake, as in conversation or conduct.

    Synonyms: err, blunder, bungle

  3. to step lightly or nimbly; skip; dance.
  4. to go with a light, quick step or tread:

    She tripped gaily across the room.

  5. to make a journey or excursion.
  6. to tip or tilt.
  7. Horology. (of a tooth on an escape wheel) to slide past the face of the pallet by which it is supposed to be locked and strike the pallet in such a way as to move the balance or pendulum improperly.
  8. Slang. to be under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD (often followed by out ):

    He tripped out on peyote.

verb (used with object)

, tripped, trip·ping.
  1. to cause to stumble (often followed by up ):

    The rug tripped him up.

  2. to cause to fail; hinder, obstruct, or overthrow.
  3. to cause to make a slip or error (often followed by up ):

    to trip up a witness by skillful questioning.

  4. to catch in a slip or error.
  5. to tip or tilt.
  6. Nautical.
    1. to break out (an anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line tripping line attached to the anchor's crown.
    2. to tip or turn (a yard) from a horizontal to a vertical position.
    3. to lift (an upper mast) before lowering.
  7. to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like.
  8. Machinery. to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.).
  9. to tread or dance lightly upon (the ground, floor, etc.).
  10. Archaic. to perform with a light or tripping step, as a dance.

trip

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[ trip ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.

trip

/ trɪp /

noun

  1. an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose
  2. any tour, journey, or voyage
  3. a false step; stumble
  4. any slip or blunder
  5. a light step or tread
  6. a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip
  7. Also calledtripper
    1. any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch
    2. ( as modifier )

      trip button

  8. a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability
  9. informal.
    a hallucinogenic drug experience
  10. informal.
    any stimulating, profound, etc, experience
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. often foll byup, or when intr, by on or over to stumble or cause to stumble
  2. to make or cause to make a mistake or blunder
  3. troften foll byup to trap or catch in a mistake
  4. intr to go on a short tour or journey
  5. intr to move or tread lightly
  6. informal.
    intr to experience the effects of LSD or any other hallucinogenic drug
  7. tr
    1. to activate (a mechanical trip)
    2. to switch electric power off by moving the switch armature to disconnect the supply
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtrippingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • un·tripped adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trip1

First recorded in 1350–1400; 1960–65 trip 1fordef 12; Middle English trippen “to step lightly,” from Old French trip(p)er, from Middle Dutch; compare early Dutch trippen, Dutch trippelen (frequentative with -el ), akin to Old English treppan “to tread”

Origin of trip2

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; apparently special use of trip 1 in the sense of “a group moving together,” hence “gang, flock”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trip1

C14: from Old French triper to tread, of Germanic origin; related to Low German trippen to stamp, Middle Dutch trippen to walk trippingly, trepelen to trample
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. lay a trip on, Slang. to inflict one's preoccupations or obsessions on (another person):

    Mother's been trying to lay a guilt trip on me about leaving home.

  2. trip the light fantastic, Facetious. to go dancing.

More idioms and phrases containing trip

  • bad trip
  • ego trip
  • round trip
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Synonym Study

Trip, expedition, journey, pilgrimage, voyage are terms for a course of travel made to a particular place, usually for some specific purpose. Trip is the general word, indicating going any distance and returning, by walking or any means of locomotion, for either business or pleasure, and in either a hurried or a leisurely manner: a trip to Europe; a vacation trip; a bus trip. An expedition, made often by an organized company, is designed to accomplish a specific purpose: an archaeological expedition. Journey indicates a trip of considerable length, wholly or mainly by land, for business or pleasure or other reasons, and is now applied to travel that is more leisurely or more fatiguing than a trip; a return is not necessarily indicated: the long journey to Tibet. A pilgrimage is made as to a shrine, from motives of piety or veneration: a pilgrimage to Lourdes. A voyage is travel by water or air, usually for a long distance and for business or pleasure; if by water, leisure is indicated: a voyage around the world.
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Example Sentences

The show will also include documenting the winner’s ISS trip, including their launch and 10-day space station stay, as well as their return journey and landing.

They’re waterproof, which makes them good for whitewater trips, too.

Some said, “That’ll be the trip of your life,” while others noted, “That place will change you.”

It’s here that my parents told me to take a trip to the village to search for these answers on my own.

Case would even offer to fly out promising and hard-to-reach startups to have them join the trip.

Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.

Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.

After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.

“During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.

My trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.

The Comet started on her first trip up the Arkansas, being the first steam boat that ascended that river.

Liszt has returned from his trip, and I have played to him twice this week, and am to go again on Monday.

But Punch was five; and he knew that going to England would be much nicer than a trip to Nassick.

The Italian trip was discussed, and considerable ignorance of geography was, as is usual, manifested by all present.

I knowed, a-course, that I could go kick up a fuss when Simpson stopped by his office on his trip back from Goldstone.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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