Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A journey; an excursion or jaunt
Example: We made a trip to the beach.
Definition: A stumble or misstep
Example: He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
Definition: An error; a failure; a mistake
Definition: A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations
Example: He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
Definition: A faux pas, a social error
Definition: Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition
Example: ego trip; power trip; nostalgia trip; guilt trip
Definition: A mechanical cutout device
Definition: A trip-switch or cut-out
Example: It’s dark because the trip operated.
Definition: A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip
Example: trip the light fantastic W
Definition: A small piece; a morsel; a bit
Definition: The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing
Definition: A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward
verb
Definition: To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one’s foot
Example: Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.
Definition: (sometimes followed by “up”) to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them
Example: A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
Definition: To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
Definition: To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
Definition: To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch
Example: When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
Definition: To be activated, as by a signal or an event
Example: The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
Definition: To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs
Example: After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.
Definition: To journey, to make a trip
Example: Last summer we tripped to the coast.
Definition: To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip
Definition: To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free
Definition: To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it
Definition: (most commonly used in the form tripping) to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption
adjective
Definition: Of or relating to trips