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¹trip

 verb \ˈtrip\

trippedtrip·ping

Definition of TRIP

intransitive verb

1

a : to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps

b : to walk with light quick steps

2

: to catch the foot against something so as to stumble

3

: to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy)

4

: to stumble in articulation when speaking

5

: to make a journey

6

a : to actuate a mechanism

b : to become operative

7

a : to get high on a psychedelic drug (as LSD) : turn on —often used with out

b slang : freak 3b

transitive verb

1

a : to cause to stumble —often used with up

b : to cause to fail : obstruct —often used with up

2

: to detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder; also : expose —usually used with up

3

archaic : to perform (as a dance) lightly or nimbly

4

: to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free

5

a : to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering

b : to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering

6

: to release or operate (a mechanism) especially by releasing a catch or detent <trip the fire alarm>

— trip the light fantastic

: dance

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Examples of TRIP

1. He deliberately tried to trip me.
2. The dancers tripped off the stage.

Origin of TRIP

Middle English trippen, from Anglo-French treper, triper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRIP

Synonyms

dash, gallop, jog, scamper, sprint, run, trot

Antonyms

get up, rise, stand (up), uprise

Related Words

bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring; barrel, belt,blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze,bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare,hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry,hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket,rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom;nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms

amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll; crawl, creep,dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke,tarry; lumber, plod, trudge; hobble, limp

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²trip

 noun

Definition of TRIP

1

: a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing

2

a : voyage, journey

b : a single round or tour on a business errand

3

: error, misstep

4

: a quick light step

5

: a faltering step caused by stumbling

6

a : the action of tripping mechanically

b : a device for tripping a mechanism (as a catch or detent)

7

a : an intense visionary experience undergone by a person who has taken a psychedelic drug (as LSD)

b : an exciting or unusual experience <the party was a trip>

8

: absorption in or obsession with an interest, attitude, or state of mind <a guilt trip> <on a nostalgia trip>

9

: scene, lifestyle

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Examples of TRIP

1. They got back from their trip yesterday.
2. a trip around the world
3. He was on an acid trip.
4. an ankle injury caused by a trip

First Known Use of TRIP

14th century

Related to TRIP

Synonyms

expedition, passage, peregrination, travel(s), trek, journey

Related Words

commutation, commute, errand, excursion, flight, hop,jaunt, junket, outing, sally, sortie, tour; cruise, sail,voyage; drive, ride, spin; grand tour, odyssey, pilgrimage,progress, quest, safari; hike, slog, tramp, walk, walkabout

Near Antonyms

accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness,preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility,perfection

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