trip.
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Meaning & usage
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
beach trip, camping trip, fishing trip, school trip, shopping trip
We make annual trips to the museum.
A journey; an excursion or jaunt. A short outing for a specified purpose.
He went on a trip to the drug store.
A journey; an excursion or jaunt. A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
An unusual or remarkable experience.
I had a weird experience, it was quite the trip.
An unusual or remarkable experience. Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition.
ego trip
power trip
An unusual or remarkable experience. A lifestyle; a preoccupation.
His whole celebrity trip made it hard to relate to him.
He's on a health-food trip.
A stumble or misstep.
He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
A stumble or misstep. The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing; a wrestling move in which an opponent is tripped.
A stumble or misstep. A faux pas, a social error.
A stumble or misstep. An error; a failure; a mistake.
A trip-switch; a cut-out.
It's dark because the trip operated.
A trip-switch; a cut-out. The action of activating or deactivating a switch or trigger.
His trip of the switch activated the mechanism.
A group of animals, most traditionally goats and hares.
Senses relating to a deliberate motion. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
Senses relating to a deliberate motion. A single tack while beating (sailing to windward).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe (“to trip”), Swedish trippa (“to mince, trip”)), West Frisian tripje (“to toddle, trip”), German trippeln (“to scurry”), Old English treppan (“to trample, tread”). Related also to trap, tramp.
To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
Be careful not to trip on those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.
To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
To be activated, as by a signal or an event
The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
Of an electrical circuit, to trip out (through overload, a short circuit).
To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.
After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.
To journey, to make a trip.
Last summer, we tripped to the coast.
To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip.
To raise (an anchor) from the sea bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption.
To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption. To act foolishly or irrationally.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe (“to trip”), Swedish trippa (“to mince, trip”)), West Frisian tripje (“to toddle, trip”), German trippeln (“to scurry”), Old English treppan (“to trample, tread”). Related also to trap, tramp.
Of or relating to trips (three of a kind).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe (“to trip”), Swedish trippa (“to mince, trip”)), West Frisian tripje (“to toddle, trip”), German trippeln (“to scurry”), Old English treppan (“to trample, tread”). Related also to trap, tramp.
A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
A troop of men; a host.
A flock of wigeons.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tryppe, from Old French trippe. Possibly related to troop.
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