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to trip up
[phrase form: trip]
01
to make someone stumble or fall by hitting or catching their foot on something
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
trip up
3rd person singular
trips 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.
