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TRIP

Definition:

[noun] a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
[noun] a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
[noun] an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Synonyms: slip
[noun] an exciting or stimulting experience
Synonyms: head
[noun] a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
Synonyms: per
[noun] a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
[noun] 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"
Synonyms: -up, stumble, misstep
[verb] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
Synonyms: stumble
[verb] cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
Synonyms: up
[verb] make a trip for pleasure
Synonyms: travel, jaunt
[verb] put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
Synonyms: actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off
[verb] get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
Synonyms: out, turn on, get off