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TRIP





Definition:

  1. [noun] a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

  2. [noun] a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"

  3. [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

  4. [noun] an exciting or stimulting experience
    Synonyms: head

  5. [noun] a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
    Synonyms: per

  6. [noun] a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"

  7. [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

  8. [verb] miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
    Synonyms: stumble

  9. [verb] cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
    Synonyms: up

  10. [verb] make a trip for pleasure
    Synonyms: travel, jaunt

  11. [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

  12. [verb] get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
    Synonyms: out, turn on, get off

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