trip
verb
[ trɪp ]
• catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.
• "he tripped over his cat"
Similar:
stumble,
lose one's footing,
catch one's foot,
slip,
lose one's balance,
stagger,
totter,
slide,
fall,
fall down,
tumble,
topple,
take a spill,
measure one's length,
• walk, run, or dance with quick light steps.
• "they tripped up the terrace steps"
Similar:
run lightly,
skip,
dance,
prance,
waltz,
bound,
spring,
hop,
gambol,
caper,
frisk,
scamper,
• activate (a mechanism), especially by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device.
• "somebody tripped the alarm"
• release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a cable.
• experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD.
• "a couple of boys were tripping"
• go on a short journey.
• "when tripping through the Yukon take some time to explore our museums"
trip
noun
• a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.
• "Sammy's gone on a school trip"
Similar:
excursion,
outing,
jaunt,
visit,
tour,
journey,
expedition,
voyage,
transfer,
drive,
run,
day out,
pilgrimage,
holiday,
minibreak,
junket,
spin,
hop,
hurl,
peregrination,
• a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something.
• "trips and falls cause nearly half of all accidents"
• a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD.
• "acid trips"
• a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc.
• "a trip mechanism"
• a light, lively movement of a person's feet.
• "yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’.
trip
noun
• a flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.
• "she exchanged her cows for a trip of goats"
• a small flock of wildfowl.
• "a small trip of dotterel alighted on the cricket field"
Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps related to troop.
