trip
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
trips
plural
trips
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRIP
1
[count]
a
:
a journey to a place
— often + to
—
see also field trip, road trip, round trip
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They got back from their trip yesterday.
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a trip around the world
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How was your trip?
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a day trip [=a journey in which you go to visit a place and then return to your home on the same day]
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She is away on a business trip. [=she is traveling as part of her work]
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She took a trip to Europe.
b
:
a short journey to a store, business, office, etc., for a particular purpose
— usually + to
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He made a trip to the dentist.
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I need to make a quick trip to the store for milk and eggs.
2
[count]
informal
:
the experience of strange mental effects (such as seeing things that are not real) that is produced by taking a very powerful drug (such as LSD)
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He was on an acid trip.
3
[count]
:
an act of falling or nearly falling that is caused by accidentally hitting your foot on something as you are walking or running
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an ankle injury caused by a trip
4
[singular]
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
:
an exciting or unusual experience or person
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The party was quite a trip.
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His mother is a trip.
5
[count]
:
an experience or activity that is like a journey
—
see also ego trip, guilt trip, power trip
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He's on a nostalgia trip. [=he is thinking about the past a lot]
2
trip
/ˈtrɪp/
verb
trips;
tripped;
tripping
2
trip
/ˈtrɪp/
verb
trips;
tripped;
tripping
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRIP
1
a
[no object]
:
to hit your foot against something while you are walking or running so that you fall or almost fall
— often + on or over
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Be careful. Don't trip.
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He tripped [=stumbled] over the curb.
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She tripped on the stairs and almost fell.
b
[+ object]
:
to cause (someone who is walking or running) to fall or almost fall
— often + up
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He deliberately tried to trip me.
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He got tripped up by the wires on the floor.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
literary
:
to dance or walk with light, quick steps
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The dancers tripped off the stage.
3
[+ object]
:
to cause (something, such as an alarm or a switch) to be turned on often in an accidental way
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Burglars smashed in the window and tripped [=set off] the alarm.
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She tripped [=threw] the switch.
4
[no object]
informal
:
to experience strange mental effects (such as seeing things that are not real) after taking a very powerful drug (such as LSD)
— often + on
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They were tripping on acid.
trip off the tongue
trip the light fantastic
informal + old-fashionedtrip up
[phrasal verb]
trip up (someone)
or
trip (someone) up
:
to cause (someone) to make a mistake
—
see also 2trip 1b (above)
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He tried to trip up the cashier as she counted his change.
