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to trip up
01
to make someone stumble or fall by hitting or catching their foot on something
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
trip
Present tense
trip up
3rd person singular
trips up
Present participle
tripping up
Past simple
tripped up
Past participle
tripped up
Examples
The loose carpet in the hallway has tripped up several people recently.
02
to fall or stumble due to one's foot getting hit or caught on something
Examples
She tripped up on the uneven pavement and stumbled.
03
to cause someone to make a mistake, often by misleading them
Examples
The tricky question in the interview was designed to trip up the candidates.
04
(of a person) to make a mistake
Examples
I did n't want to trip up during my presentation, so I practiced extensively.
