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trip

/tɹɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Trip means: put in motion or move to act.

Synonyms for trip20

noun, as in an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

trip-up, stumble, misstep

noun, as in an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

slip

noun, as in an exciting or stimulating experience

head trip

noun, as in a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

tripper

verb, as in put in motion or move to act

actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

verb, as in get high, stoned, or drugged

trip out, turn on, get off

verb, as in make a trip for pleasure

travel, jaunt

verb, as in miss a step and fall or nearly fall

stumble

verb, as in cause to stumble

trip up

What does trip mean?12

verb

1

put in motion or move to act“trigger a reaction”

2

get high, stoned, or drugged“He trips every weekend”

3

make a trip for pleasure

4

miss a step and fall or nearly fall“She stumbled over the tree root”

5

cause to stumble“The questions on the test tripped him up”

noun

1

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder“he recited the whole poem without a single trip”

2

an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall“he blamed his slip on the ice”

3

an exciting or stimulating experience

4

a catch mechanism that acts as a switch“the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water”

5

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)“he took a trip to the shopping center”

6

a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs“an acid trip”

7

a light or nimble tread“he heard the trip of women's feet overhead”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with trip?22

two syllables

equip
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All 22 rhymes for trip, grouped by syllable

Trip in a sentence

  • Your sister didn't go on a trip, did she?CK
  • Our next trip is for pleasure, not for work.Lumi
  • You always like to trip me up, don't you?CK
  • Watch your step, or else you will trip on the baggage.Zifre
  • If you have any sense, cancel the trip.orcrist
  • Weather permitting, we'll start on our trip tomorrow.CK
  • Seeing that he has not come, he may be on a trip.unknown
  • What with the wind and the rain, our trip was spoiled.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of trip

as a noun

plural
trips

as a verb

past tense
tripped
present participle
tripping
third-person singular
trips
past participle
tripped