Trip Definition & Meaning

trip
noun
  1. a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
  2. a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
  3. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
  4. an exciting or stimulating experience
  5. a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
  6. a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
  7. 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"
verb
  1. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
  2. cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
  3. make a trip for pleasure
  4. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
  5. get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"

Synonyms for trip

activate verb

put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" make active or more active

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actuate verb

put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" give an incentive for action

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jaunt noun

a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip

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misstep noun

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip

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slip noun

a socially awkward or tactless act a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small

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spark noun

a momentary flash of light merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

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stumble noun

an unsteady uneven gait an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip

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travel noun

the act of going from one place to another

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trigger noun

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen an

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tripper noun

(slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations a walker or runner who trips and

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"Trip" in song lyrics

See how trip is used in real songs:

  • "Don't trip"
    (11/5 f/) Taydatay — Roll 'Em Up [Edit]
  • "'Cause they all flippin' somewhere out on a trip"
    2 Live Crew — Man, Not a Myth
  • "Like the suckers that come to the party to straight trip"
    2nd II None f/ AMG, James DeBarge — Whateva U Want

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Frequently asked questions

What does trip mean?
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip" an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" an exciting or stimulating experience a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" a light or nimble tread
What part of speech is trip?
Trip is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does trip have?
Trip has 12 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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