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trip
1[ trip ]
noun
- a journey or voyage:
to win a trip to Paris.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
- a single journey or course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.:
his daily trip to the bank.
- a stumble; misstep.
- a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down, especially in wrestling.
- a slip, mistake, error, or blunder.
Synonyms: ,
- an error or lapse in conduct or etiquette.
- a light, nimble step or movement of the feet.
- Machinery.
- 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.
- a sudden release or start.
- a catch of fish taken by a fishing vessel in a single voyage.
- Slang.
- an instance or period of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.
- the euphoria, illusions, etc., experienced during such a period.
- any stimulating or exciting experience:
The class reunion was a real trip.
- any intense interest or preoccupation:
She's been on a nostalgia trip all week.
- a period of time, experience, or lifestyle:
Those early years in college were a bad trip.
verb (used without object)
- to stumble:
to trip over a child's toy.
- to make a slip, error, or mistake, as in conversation or conduct.
Synonyms: , ,
- to go with a light, quick step or tread:
She tripped gaily across the room.
- to make a journey or excursion.
- to tip or tilt.
- 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.
- 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)
- to cause to stumble (often followed by up ):
The rug tripped him up.
- to cause to fail; hinder, obstruct, or overthrow.
- to cause to make a slip or error (often followed by up ):
to trip up a witness by skillful questioning.
- to catch in a slip or error.
- to tip or tilt.
- Nautical.
- to break out (an anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line tripping line attached to the anchor's crown.
- to tip or turn (a yard) from a horizontal to a vertical position.
- to lift (an upper mast) before lowering.
- to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like.
- Machinery. to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.).
- to tread or dance lightly upon (the ground, floor, etc.).
- Archaic. to perform with a light or tripping step, as a dance.
trip
2[ trip ]
noun
- a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
trip
/ ٰɪ /
noun
- an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose
- any tour, journey, or voyage
- a false step; stumble
- any slip or blunder
- a light step or tread
- a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip
- Also calledtripper
- any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch
- ( as modifier )
trip button
- a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability
- informal.a hallucinogenic drug experience
- informal.any stimulating, profound, etc, experience
verb
- often foll byup, or when intr, by on or over to stumble or cause to stumble
- to make or cause to make a mistake or blunder
- troften foll byup to trap or catch in a mistake
- intr to go on a short tour or journey
- intr to move or tread lightly
- informal.intr to experience the effects of LSD or any other hallucinogenic drug
- tr
- to activate (a mechanical trip)
- to switch electric power off by moving the switch armature to disconnect the supply
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ辱Բ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ٰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trip1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trip1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
- trip the light fantastic, Facetious. to go dancing.
More idioms and phrases containing trip
- bad trip
- ego trip
- round trip
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Instead, in an 8-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, a Dodgers team that began this cross-country trip with a perfect 8-0 record left town with its first series defeat of the season.
Toulouse face a trip to rivals Toulon in the quarter-finals next weekend.
He would skip hanging out with friends or going on trips if it meant that he couldn’t work out.
Minutes later Lily Yohannes was tripped in the box, allowing Heaps to double the U.S. lead on a penalty kick.
Dozens of cruise trips operate on both the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers.
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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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