Trip Definition
trĭp
tripped, tripping, trips
noun
trips
A traveling from one place to another; journey, esp. a short one; excursion, jaunt, etc.
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A going to a place and returning.
Made three trips to the kitchen.
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A stumble.
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A maneuver for causing someone to stumble or fall, as by catching the foot.
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A mistake; blunder.
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verb
tripped, tripping, trips
To make stumble, esp. by catching the foot.
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To stumble, esp. by catching the foot.
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To walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper.
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To make a false step, inaccuracy, or mistake; err.
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To cause to make a false step or mistake.
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adjective
Designating or of any of several high-strength, highly ductile steel alloys containing chromium, molybdenum, nickel, and carbon.
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(poker slang) Of or relating to trips.
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idiom
trip the light fantastic
- To dance.
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trip the light fantastic
- to engage in ballroom dancing
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Trip
Origin of Trip
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From Old French tripper (noun is from the verb), from a Frankish source: compare Middle Dutch trippen, Middle Low German trippen (Danish trippe), Frisian tripje.
From Wiktionary
Middle English act of tripping from trippen to trip from Old French tripper to stamp the foot of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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