trip
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Noun 4 meanings
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
“beach trip, camping trip, fishing trip, school trip, shopping trip”
An unusual or remarkable experience.
“I had a weird experience, it was quite the trip.”
A stumble or misstep.
“He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.”
A trip-switch; a cut-out.
“It's dark because the trip operated.”
Verb 4 meanings
To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
“Be careful not to trip on those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.”
To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
“A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.”
To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
“When we get into the factory, trip the lights.”
Etymology
From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)).
TRIP at a glance
TRIP has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + P 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,316 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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