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trip
verb(trip)
get high, stoned, or drugged
Synonyms: get off, trip out, turn on,
Examples:
He trips every weekend.
trip
verb(trip)
put in motion or move to act
Synonyms: activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off,
trip
verb(trip)
miss a step and fall or nearly fall
Synonyms: stumble,
trip
verb(trip)
cause to stumble
Synonyms: trip up,
Examples:
The questions on the test tripped him up.
trip
noun(trip)
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
Synonyms: tripper,
Examples:
The pressure activates the tripper and releases the water.
trip
noun(trip)
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Synonyms: slip,
trip
noun(trip)
an exciting or stimulating experience
Synonyms: head trip,
trip
verb(trip)
make a trip for pleasure
Synonyms: jaunt, travel,
trip
noun(trip)
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Synonyms: misstep, stumble, trip-up,
Examples:
He recited the whole poem without a single trip.
He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later.
trip
noun(trip)
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
Examples:
An acid trip.
trip
noun(trip)
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
Examples:
He took a trip to the shopping center.
trip
noun(trip)
a light or nimble tread
Examples:
He heard the trip of women's feet overhead.

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