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trip
1[ trip ]
noun
- a journey or voyage:
to win a trip to Paris.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points:
It's a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
- a single journey or course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.:
his daily trip to the bank.
- a stumble; misstep.
- a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down, especially in wrestling.
- a slip, mistake, error, or blunder.
Synonyms: ,
- an error or lapse in conduct or etiquette.
- a light, nimble step or movement of the feet.
- Machinery.
- a projecting object mounted on a moving part for striking a control lever to stop, reverse, or otherwise control the actions of some machine, as a milling machine or printing press.
- a sudden release or start.
- a catch of fish taken by a fishing vessel in a single voyage.
- Slang.
- an instance or period of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD.
- the euphoria, illusions, etc., experienced during such a period.
- any stimulating or exciting experience:
The class reunion was a real trip.
- any intense interest or preoccupation:
She's been on a nostalgia trip all week.
- a period of time, experience, or lifestyle:
Those early years in college were a bad trip.
verb (used without object)
- to stumble:
to trip over a child's toy.
- to make a slip, error, or mistake, as in conversation or conduct.
Synonyms: , ,
- to go with a light, quick step or tread:
She tripped gaily across the room.
- to make a journey or excursion.
- to tip or tilt.
- Horology. (of a tooth on an escape wheel) to slide past the face of the pallet by which it is supposed to be locked and strike the pallet in such a way as to move the balance or pendulum improperly.
- Slang. to be under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD (often followed by out ):
He tripped out on peyote.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to stumble (often followed by up ):
The rug tripped him up.
- to cause to fail; hinder, obstruct, or overthrow.
- to cause to make a slip or error (often followed by up ):
to trip up a witness by skillful questioning.
- to catch in a slip or error.
- to tip or tilt.
- Nautical.
- to break out (an anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line tripping line attached to the anchor's crown.
- to tip or turn (a yard) from a horizontal to a vertical position.
- to lift (an upper mast) before lowering.
- to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like.
- Machinery. to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.).
- to tread or dance lightly upon (the ground, floor, etc.).
- Archaic. to perform with a light or tripping step, as a dance.
trip
2[ trip ]
noun
- a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
trip
/ ٰɪ /
noun
- an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose
- any tour, journey, or voyage
- a false step; stumble
- any slip or blunder
- a light step or tread
- a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip
- Also calledtripper
- any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch
- ( as modifier )
trip button
- a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability
- informal.a hallucinogenic drug experience
- informal.any stimulating, profound, etc, experience
verb
- often foll byup, or when intr, by on or over to stumble or cause to stumble
- to make or cause to make a mistake or blunder
- troften foll byup to trap or catch in a mistake
- intr to go on a short tour or journey
- intr to move or tread lightly
- informal.intr to experience the effects of LSD or any other hallucinogenic drug
- tr
- to activate (a mechanical trip)
- to switch electric power off by moving the switch armature to disconnect the supply
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ辱Բ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of trip1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trip1
Idioms and Phrases
- lay a trip on, Slang. to inflict one's preoccupations or obsessions on (another person):
Mother's been trying to lay a guilt trip on me about leaving home.
- trip the light fantastic, Facetious. to go dancing.
More idioms and phrases containing trip
- bad trip
- ego trip
- round trip
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Lloyd was leading the trip alongside her friend and neighbour Paul, a dad-of-three and Army veteran.
Hopefully the Kings didn’t forget any of the essentials while packing for such a big trip.
Woodward says after the Alex Theatre showing on Saturday, he and Gurr plan to tour the film, visiting other locations around Southern California and hopefully a trip to Florida for the Walt Disney World crowd.
I got friends to come with me; we did a three-person road trip and we didn’t even stay the night.
The trip fulfilled "a long-time dream of ours", the band said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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