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ALL meanings of trip

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  • noun trip journey 1
  • noun trip stumble 1
  • transitive verb trip make stumble 1
  • noun trip drug experience 1
  • noun trip error, blunder 1
  • intransitive verb trip skip or dance 1
  • intransitive verb trip move with a light step 1
  • intransitive verb trip be stoned 1
  • transitive verb trip release: a catch 1
  • transitive verb trip start: a machine 1
  • noun trip a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock. 1
  • verb without object trip to stumble: to trip over a child's toy. 1
  • verb without object trip to make a slip, error, or mistake, as in conversation or conduct. 1
  • verb without object trip to step lightly or nimbly; skip; dance. 1
  • verb without object trip to go with a light, quick step or tread: She tripped gaily across the room. 1
  • verb without object trip to make a journey or excursion. 1
  • verb without object trip to tip or tilt. 1
  • verb without object trip 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. 1
  • verb without object trip Slang. to be under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD (often followed by out): He tripped out on peyote. 1
  • verb with object trip to cause to stumble (often followed by up): The rug tripped him up. 1
  • verb with object trip to cause to fail; hinder, obstruct, or overthrow. 1
  • verb with object trip to cause to make a slip or error (often followed by up): to trip up a witness by skillful questioning. 1
  • verb with object trip to catch in a slip or error. 1
  • verb with object trip to tip or tilt. 1
  • verb with object trip 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. 1
  • verb with object trip to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like. 1
  • verb with object trip Machinery. to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.). 1
  • verb with object trip wedge (def 17). 1
  • verb with object trip to tread or dance lightly upon (the ground, floor, etc.). 1
  • verb with object trip Archaic. to perform with a light or tripping step, as a dance. 1
  • idioms trip 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. 1
  • idioms trip trip the light fantastic, Facetious. to go dancing. 1
  • countable noun trip A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. 0
  • verb trip If you trip when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall. 0
  • verb trip Trip up means the same as trip. 0
  • verb trip If you trip someone who is walking or running, you put your foot or something else in front of them, so that they knock their own foot against it and fall or nearly fall. 0
  • countable noun trip If you say that someone is, for example, on a power trip, a guilt trip, or a nostalgia trip, you mean that their behaviour is motivated by power, guilt, or nostalgia. 0
  • countable noun trip A trip is an experience that someone has when their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. 0
  • verb trip If someone is tripping, they are having an experience in which their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. 0
  • verb trip If someone trips somewhere, they walk there with light, quick steps. 0
  • noun trip an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose 0
  • noun trip any tour, journey, or voyage 0
  • noun trip a false step; stumble 0
  • noun trip any slip or blunder 0
  • noun trip a light step or tread 0
  • noun trip a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip 0
  • noun trip any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch 0
  • noun trip (as modifier) 0
  • noun trip a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability 0
  • noun trip a hallucinogenic drug experience 0
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