Trip (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Turn On
• Get Off
• Trip Out

Related Words

• Trip (noun)

Meaning ²

Cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• A small obstacle on the path tripped her and caused her to lose balance.
• The difficult question tripped him, and he struggled to come up with an answer.
• Her own pride tripped her, and she was forced to apologize for her mistake.
• An especially complex math problem tripped the entire class and led to several discussions.
• If she wasn't paying attention, a simple cord could trip her and cause her to fall.

Synonyms

• Trip Up

Related Words

• Trip (noun)

Meaning ³

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Stumble

Hypernyms

• Move

Hyponyms

• Founder

Related Words

• Trip (noun)
• Tripper (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Make a trip for pleasure.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Jaunt
• Travel

Hyponyms

• Travel To
• Junketeer
• Peregrinate
• Commute
• Travel
• Ply

Related Words

• Trip (noun)
• Tripper (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Spark Off
• Trigger Off
• Trigger
• Activate
• Actuate
• Set Off
• Spark
• Touch Off

Hypernyms

• Pioneer

Related Words

• Trip (noun)
• Tripper (noun)