trip
trip
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trip
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "trip"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ, āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ

a journey that you take for fun or a particular reason, generally for a short amount of time
trip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He packed his bags for a week-long business trip to attend a conference.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§‡āϞāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ• āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

an accidental stumble or misstep that may lead to a fall

trip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He recovered quickly from a trip over the curb.
03

an unintentional mistake or blunder, often causing embarrassment

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Forgetting the lines was a trip on stage.
04

a light, nimble, or quick step or movement

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dancer 's trip across the stage impressed the audience.
05

a catch or switch mechanism that activates a device

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A trip in the safety system stopped the machine.
06

an exciting or mind-expanding experience

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The concert was such a trip, full of lights and music.
07

an experience of vivid hallucinations caused by psychoactive drugs

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The group experimented with psilocybin trips.
01

āĻĒāĻž āĻĢāϏāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻšā§‹āρāϚāϟ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to slip or hit something with the foot accidentally that makes one fall or lose balance momentarily
Intransitive
to trip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hiking in the woods, he tripped over a tree root hidden beneath the fallen leaves.
āĻŦāύ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āĻĢāϏāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to experience a powerful and sometimes unusual change in one's thoughts, feelings, and perceptions as a result of taking drugs such as LSD or magic mushrooms
Transitive: to trip on drugs
to trip definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tripped on acid and had a profound and mind-altering experience.
03

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause a mechanism or device to operate, often by pushing a button, switch, or triggering a specific action
Intransitive
Transitive: to trip a switch or mechanism
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To turn on the lights, simply trip the switch located near the door.
āϞāĻžāχāϟ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āϏ⧁āχāϚāϟāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻĒ⧁āύāĨ¤
04

āĻĒāĻž āĻĢāϏāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause someone to lose their balance and stumble or fall
Transitive: to trip sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mischievous child attempted to trip his sibling by placing toys in their path.
āĻĻ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ⧁ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāχāĻŦā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āĻĢāϏāĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to go on a brief journey or excursion, either for leisure or a specific purpose
Intransitive: to trip somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The family planned to trip to the mountains to experience the beauty of nature.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧌āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āύāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to overreact, panic, or worry unnecessarily
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tripped when he saw a tiny mistake in the presentation slides.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻžāχāĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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