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TRIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: tripped    , tripping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unintentional but embarrassing blunder

Example:

confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

Synonyms:

misstep; stumble; trip; trip-up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A light or nimble tread

Example:

he heard the trip of women's feet overhead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

Example:

he took a trip to the shopping center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trip"):

flight (a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports)

junket (a trip taken by an official at public expense)

round trip (a trip to some place and back again)

run (a regular trip)

run (a short trip)

trek (any long and difficult trip)

errand (a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission)

service call (a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service)

Derivation:

trip (make a trip for pleasure)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A catch mechanism that acts as a switch

Example:

the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water

Synonyms:

trip; tripper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

catch; stop (a restraint that checks the motion of something)

Derivation:

trip (put in motion or move to act)

Sense 5

Meaning:

An exciting or stimulating experience

Synonyms:

head trip; trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

experience (an event as apprehended)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

Example:

the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

Synonyms:

slip; trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

misadventure; mischance; mishap (an instance of misfortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trip"):

fall; spill; tumble (a sudden drop from an upright position)

Derivation:

trip (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)

trip (cause to stumble)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

Example:

an acid trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("trip" is a kind of...):

hallucination (illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder)

Derivation:

trip (get high, stoned, or drugged)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Get high, stoned, or drugged

Example:

He trips every weekend

Synonyms:

get off; trip; trip out; turn on

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something

Derivation:

trip (a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put in motion or move to act

Example:

actuate the circuits

Synonyms:

activate; actuate; set off; spark; spark off; touch off; trigger; trigger off; trip

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "trip" is one way to...):

initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)

Cause:

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

trip; tripper (a catch mechanism that acts as a switch)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a trip for pleasure

Synonyms:

jaunt; travel; trip

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Cause:

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "trip"):

junket; junketeer (go on a pleasure trip)

travel to; visit (go to certain places as for sightseeing)

journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)

ply; run (travel a route regularly)

commute (travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home)

peregrinate (travel around, through, or over, especially on foot)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))

tripper (a tourist who is visiting sights of interest)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

Example:

She stumbled over the tree root

Synonyms:

stumble; trip

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "trip" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

"Trip" entails doing...:

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "trip"):

founder (stumble and nearly fall)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

trip (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall)

tripper (a walker or runner who trips and almost falls)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Cause to stumble

Example:

The questions on the test tripped him up

Synonyms:

trip; trip up

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Cause:

stumble; trip (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

trip (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall)

Credits

 Context examples: 

You, in the meanwhile, will be taking a trip into China, I suppose.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

After tumor cell lysis, released viruses infect neighboring tumor cells, tripping a chain of ONYX-015-mediated tumor cell cytotoxicity.

(ONYX-015, NCI Thesaurus)

Also, he resumed his trips to the pawn-broker down in Oakland.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

His very next trip he killed a young bear, nearly full-grown, and on the trip following, a large male bear and his mate.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

She even went so far as to murmur that they were non-essentials and that my trip after them might be inexpedient.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

You are not averse to this trip, Watson?

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

For every time Ganymede orbits Jupiter, Europa orbits twice and Io makes four trips around the planet.

(Astronomers Confirm Orbital Details of TRAPPIST-1’s Least Understood Planet, NASA)

The trip was subject to technical problems requiring a return to shore to fix broken equipment.

(Lost 52 Project announces discovery of wrecked sub near Okinawa, Wikinews)

If you are taking a long car or plane trip, take a break, walk or stretch your legs and drink plenty of liquids.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NIH)

The use of technology will reduce the need for human presence and cut costs with field trips.

(Amazon jungle animals to be monitored by sensors, Agência Brasil)