Meaning & Definition of Trip in English
English⟶
Trip
/trɪp/
noun
1. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
- "He took a trip to the shopping center"
synonym:
- trip
2. A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
- "An acid trip"
synonym:
- trip
3. An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- "He blamed his slip on the ice"
- "The jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
synonym:
- slip,
- trip
4. An exciting or stimulating experience
synonym:
- trip,
- head trip
5. A catch mechanism that acts as a switch
- "The pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
synonym:
- tripper,
- trip
6. A light or nimble tread
- "He heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
synonym:
- trip
7. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder
- "He recited the whole poem without a single trip"
- "He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
- "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
synonym:
- trip,
- trip-up,
- stumble,
- misstep
verb
1. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall
- "She stumbled over the tree root"
synonym:
- stumble,
- trip
2. Cause to stumble
- "The questions on the test tripped him up"
synonym:
- trip,
- trip up
3. Make a trip for pleasure
synonym:
- travel,
- trip,
- jaunt
4. Put in motion or move to act
- "Trigger a reaction"
- "Actuate the circuits"
synonym:
- trip,
- actuate,
- trigger,
- activate,
- set off,
- spark off,
- spark,
- trigger off,
- touch off
5. Get high, stoned, or drugged
- "He trips every weekend"
synonym:
- trip,
- trip out,
- turn on,
- get off
Examples of using
How should I prepare for a trip to a foreign country?
I'm ambivalent about the itinerary for our overseas trip which my brother has drawn up.
Tom and Mary had to cancel their trip to Australia.