Stumble - Definition

n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: lurch, stumble,
stagger]
2: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the
whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to
avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate
misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep]
v 1: walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" [syn:
stumble, falter, bumble]
2: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the
tree root" [syn: stumble, trip]
3: encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin
last night in a restaurant" [syn: stumble, hit]
4: make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name" [syn:
stumble, slip up, trip up]