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trip  (trp)

n.

1. A going from one place to another; a journey.

2. A stumble or fall.

3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall.

4. A mistake.

5. Slang

a. A hallucinatory experience induced by a psychedelic drug: an acid trip.

b. An intense, stimulating, or exciting experience: a power trip.

6. Slang

a. A usually temporary but absorbing interest or preoccupation: He's on another health food trip.

b. A certain way of life or situation: "deny that his reclusiveness is some sort of deliberate star trip" (Patricia Bosworth).

7. A light or nimble tread.

8.

a. A device, such as a pawl, for triggering a mechanism.

b. The action of such a device.

v. tripped, trip·ping, trips

v.intr.

1. To stumble.

2. To move nimbly with light rapid steps; skip.

3. To be released, as a tooth on an escapement wheel in a watch.

4. To make a trip.

5. To make a mistake: tripped up on the last question.

6. Slang To have a drug-induced hallucination.

v.tr.

1. To cause to stumble or fall.

2. To trap or catch in an error or inconsistency.

3. To release (a catch, trigger, or switch), thereby setting something in operation.

4. Nautical

a. To raise (an anchor) from the bottom.

b. To tip or turn (a yardarm) into a position for lowering.

c. To lift (an upper mast) in order to remove the fid before lowering.

Idiom:

trip the light fantastic

To dance.

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[Middle English, act of tripping, from trippen, to trip, from Old French tripper, to stamp the foot, of Germanic origin.]

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trip [trɪp]

n

1. an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose

2. any tour, journey, or voyage

3. a false step; stumble

4. any slip or blunder

5. a light step or tread

6. a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip

7. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called tripper

a.  any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch

b.  (as modifier) trip button

8. (Chemistry) a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability

9. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Informal a hallucinogenic drug experience

10. Informal any stimulating, profound, etc., experience

vb trips, tripping, tripped

1. (often foll by up, or when intr, by on or over) to stumble or cause to stumble

2. to make or cause to make a mistake or blunder

3. (tr; often foll by up) to trap or catch in a mistake

4. (intr) to go on a short tour or journey

5. (intr) to move or tread lightly

6. (Law / Recreational Drugs) (intr) Informal to experience the effects of LSD or any other hallucinogenic drug

7. (tr)

a.  to activate (a mechanical trip)

b. 

trip a switch to switch electric power off by moving the switch armature to disconnect the supply See also trip out

[from Old French triper to tread, of Germanic origin; related to Low German trippen to stamp, Middle Dutch trippen to walk trippingly, trepelen to trample]

trippingly  adv

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Trip a flock or troop; a brood or litter.

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trip

• trip - A group of goats.
• rustication - A trip to the country.
• safari - From Swahili, from Arabic safar, "journey, trip."
• supplant - Literally means "trip up," from Latin supplantare, "trip up, overthrow."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" flight - a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago" journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another junket - a trip taken by an official at public expense round trip - a trip to some place and back again run - a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time" run - a short trip; "take a run into town" trek - any long and difficult trip errand - a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission service call - a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service
	2.	trip - a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip" hallucination - illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
	3.	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" slip fall, tumble, spill - a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune
	4.	trip - an exciting or stimulating experience head trip experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
	5.	trip - a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" tripper catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"
	6.	trip - a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead" step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	7.	trip - 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" misstep, trip-up, stumble blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake
Verb	1.	trip - miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" stumble move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" founder - stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
	2.	trip - cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" trip up
	3.	trip - make a trip for pleasure             jaunt, travel junket, junketeer - go on a pleasure trip travel to, visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip ply, run - travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home peregrinate - travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"
	4.	trip - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	5.	trip - get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" trip out, turn on, get off

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trip

noun

1. journey, outing, excursion, day out, run, drive, travel, tour, spin (informal), expedition, voyage, ramble, foray, jaunt, errand, junket (informal), awayday On the Thursday we went out on a day trip.

2. stumble, fall, slip, blunder, false move, misstep, false step Slips, trips and falls were monitored using a daily calendar.

verb

1. stumble, fall, fall over, slip, tumble, topple, stagger, misstep, lose your balance, make a false move, lose your footing, take a spill She tripped and broke her hip.

2. skip, dance, spring, hop, caper, flit, frisk, gambol, tread lightly They tripped along without a care in the world.

3. (Informal) take drugs, get high (informal), get stoned (slang), get loved-up (informal), get off your face (slang), turn on (slang) One night I was tripping on acid.

4. activate, turn on, flip, release, pull, throw, engage, set off, switch on He set the timer, then tripped the switch.

trip someone up catch out, trap, confuse, unsettle, disconcert, throw you off, wrongfoot, put you off your stride Your own lies will trip you up.

trip up blunder, make a mistake, slip up (informal), make a faux pas, go wrong, lapse, boob (Brit. slang), err, miscalculate He has tripped up in Parliament before.

Translations

trip [trɪp]

A. N

1. (= journey) → viaje m; (= excursion) → excursión f; (= visit) → visita f; (= outing) → salida f
it's her first trip abroad → es su primer viaje al extranjero
it's a 100-mile trip → es un recorrido or un viaje de 100 millas
she's planning a trip round the world → está planeando hacer un viaje por todo el mundo
a trip to the park/seaside → una excursión or una salida al parque/a la playa
a trip to the cinema → una visita or una salida al cine
a trip to the doctor → una visita al médico
boat trip → paseo m or excursión f en barco
fishing trip → excursión f de pesca
to make a trip we made a trip into town → fuimos a la ciudad
he made several trips to the toilet → fue varias veces al servicio
she went on a trip to Tasmania → (se)fue de viaje a Tasmania
he's away on a trip → está de viaje
school trip → excursión f del colegio
shopping trip → visita f a las tiendas
to take a trip they took a trip to York → fueron de excursión a York
they took a trip to Canada → (se)fueron de viaje a Canadá
take a trip to your local library → hágale una visita a la biblioteca de su barrio, visite la biblioteca de su barrio
weekend trip → viaje m de fin de semana
to take a trip down memory lane → revivir el pasado
see also business, coach, day, field, round

2. (on drugs) → viaje m
acid trip → viaje m de ácido
she had a bad trip → tuvo un mal viaje
see also ego, guilt

3. (= stumble) → tropezón m; (= move to make sb trip) → zancadilla f
he brought the other player down with a trip → hizo caer al otro jugador con una zancadilla

4. (Elec) (also trip switch) → interruptor m de desconexión

B. VI

1. (= stumble) → tropezar
he tripped and fell → tropezó y se cayó al suelo
to trip on/over sth → tropezar con algo
see also trip over

2. (liter) (= step lightly) she tripped gracefully round the dance floor → se movía con paso ligero y grácil por la pista de baile
to trip along; go tripping along → ir con paso ligero
to trip off the tongue it doesn't exactly trip off the tongue → no se puede decir que sea fácil de pronunciar
the formula came tripping off his tongue → pronunció la fórmula con la mayor facilidad
see also tongue A1

3. (on drugs) to be tripping → estar colocado
they were all tripping out on acid → todos estaban colocados con ácido

C. VT

1. (also trip up) (= cause to stumble) (intentionally) → poner or echar la zancadilla a; (accidentally) → hacer tropezar
he tried to trip me → intentó ponerme or echarme la zancadilla
don't leave things on the stairs where they may trip you → no deje cosas en las escaleras donde se pueda tropezar

2. (also trip up) (= catch out) he was trying to trip her into contradicting herself → estaba intentando tenderle una trampa para que se contradijera
see also trip up B2

3. (= set off) [+ mechanism, switch] → activar

4. (= dance) to trip the light fantastic (o.f.) → mover el esqueleto

D. CPD trip switch N → interruptor m de desconexión

trip over

A. VI + ADV (= fall) → tropezar y caerse
he tripped over and fell flat on his face → tropezó y cayó de bruces

B. VI + PREP

1. (lit) → tropezarse con, tropezar con
he tripped over a wire → tropezó or se tropezó con un cable
she tripped over her own feet → se tropezó con sus propios pies
to trip over one another to do sth (fig) → darse de tortas por hacer algo

2. (fig) occasionally he would trip over a word in his impatience to tell his story → a veces se le trababa la lengua en su impaciencia por contar su historia

trip up

A. VI + ADV

1. (= stumble) → tropezar

2. (= make a mistake) → equivocarse

B. VT + ADV

1. (= cause to stumble) (intentionally) → poner or echar la zancadilla a; (accidentally) → hacer tropezar

2. (= cause to make a mistake) she tried to trip him up → intentó que se equivocase or que se confundiese
the fourth question tripped him up → la cuarta pregunta le hizo equivocarse or le confundió

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trip [ˈtrɪp]

n

(= journey) → voyage m (= excursion) → excursion f
have a good trip! → bon voyage!
to go on a trip → faire un voyage
We went on a trip to the Lake District
BUT Nous sommes allés dans le Lake District.
a day trip → une excursion d'une journée
a business trip → un voyage d'affaires
a school trip → un voyage scolaire

(= experience) → délire m
power trip → délire mégalo
nostalgia trip → délire nostalgique, trip nostalgique
guilt trip → sentiment coupable

(also acid trip) → trip m >

vi

(= stumble) → trébucher
to trip over sth, to trip on sth → trébucher sur qch

(= go lightly) → marcher d'un pas léger

vt

(= cause to stumble) → faire trébucher

(by sticking one's foot out) → faire un croche-pied à

trip up

vi

(= stumble) → trébucher

(= make a mistake) → faire un faux pas

vt

(= cause to stumble) → faire trébucher

(by sticking one's foot out) → faire un croche-pied à

(= catch out) → désarçonner

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trip

n

(= journey) → Reise f; (= excursion) → Ausflug m, → Tour f; (esp shorter) → Trip m; let’s go on a trip to the seaside → machen wir doch einen Ausflug ans Meer!, fahren wir doch ans Meer!; when was your last trip to the dentist’s? → wann waren Sie zuletzt beim Zahnarzt?; that’s his fifth trip to the bathroom already! → er geht jetzt schon zum fünften Mal auf die Toilette! (inf); he is away on a trip → er ist verreist or auf Reisen; she’s away on a trip to Canada → sie macht zur Zeit eine Reise nach Kanada; to take a trip (to) → eine Reise machen (nach), verreisen (nach)

(inf: on drugs) → Trip m (inf); to go on a trip → auf einen Trip or auf die Reise gehen (inf)

(= stumble) → Stolpern nt; that was a nasty trip → da sind Sie aber übel gestolpert

(esp Sport) → Beinstellen nt; he didn’t fall, it was a trip → er ist nicht (von selbst) hingefallen, man hat ihm ein Bein gestellt

(= mistake) → Fehler m, → Ausrutscher m (inf)

(Mech) → Auslösung f

vi

(= stumble) → stolpern (→ on, over über +acc)

(fig) = trip up VI b

(= skip) → trippeln; to trip in/out → hinein-/hinaustrippeln; a phrase which trips off the tongue → ein Ausdruck, der einem leicht von der Zunge geht; the notes should come tripping off the tongue → die Töne müssen richtig perlend kommen

vt

(= make fall) → stolpern lassen; (deliberately) → ein Bein stellen (+dat); I was tripped → jemand hat mir ein Bein gestellt ? also trip up VT b

(Mech) lever → betätigen; mechanism → auslösen

(old: = dance) → tanzen; to trip the light fantastic (hum) → das Tanzbein schwingen (inf)

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trip:

trip recorder

n (Aut) → Tageszähler m

trip switch

n (Elec) → Sicherheitsschalter m

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trip [trɪp]

1. n

a. → viaggio; (outing) → gita; (excursion) → escursione f
(away) on a trip → in viaggio
to take a trip → fare un viaggio
she does 3 trips to Milan a week → va a Milano 3 volte alla settimana
I've made 2 trips to the shops already → sono già andata 2 volte a far la spesa

b. (Drugs slang) → trip m inv, viaggio

c. (stumble) → passo falso

2. vi

a. (stumble) → inciampare

b. to trip along or go tripping along (skip) → andare saltellando; (move lightly) → camminare con passo leggero

3. vt = trip up ²

trip over

1. vi + adv → inciampare

2. vi + prep → inciampare in

trip up

1. vi + adv → inciampare (fig) (make a mistake) → fare un passo falso

2. vt + adv → far inciampare, fare lo sgambetto a

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trip

v trip [trip]

1 (often withuporover) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet. struikel رِحْلَه спъвам (се) klopýtnout snuble stolpern σκοντάφτω tropezar komistama سکندری خوردن kompastua trébucher לִמעוֹד उलझकर गिरना spotaći se megbotlik menjegal hrasa inciampare つまずかせる 걸리다 užkliūti []klupt tersandung struikelen snuble potykać się a (se) împie­dica спотыкаться spotakniti se saplesti se snubbla, snava สะดุด tökezlemek, ayağı takılmak 絆倒 спотикатися; падати, зачепившись за щось ٹھوکر کھاکر گرنا trượt 绊倒

2 to walk with short, light steps She tripped happily along the road. trippel يَمْشي بِخُطى سَريعَه стъпвам леко poskakovat trippe trippeln βαδίζω με ανάλαφρα βήματα ir con paso ligero tippima گام های تند و سبک برداشتن sipsuttaa marcher d'un pas léger לָנוַּע בִּצעָדִים קַלִים खोलना cupkati, skakutati lépked berjalan trítla saltellare 軽快に歩く 경쾌하게 걷다 tipenti, kulniuoti tipināt; klidzināt berlari-lari anak huppelen trippe dreptać a merge cu paşi uşori идти вприпрыжку poskakovati skakutati trippa กระโดด sekerek yürümek 輕快地走 іти легко і швидко چھوٹے چھوٹے قدم اٹھا کر چلنا đi nhẹ 轻快地走

n

a journey or tour She went on / took a trip to Paris. rit, reis رِحْلَة، جَوْلَه пътешествие výlet, cesta tur der Ausflug ταξίδι viaje reis سفر retki voyage טִיוּל यात्रा kratko putovanje kirándulás, út perjalanan ferð, ferðalag viaggio, gita 旅行 짧은 여행 kelionė, išvyka ceļojums; brauciens pergi makan angin tocht reise, tur, utflukt wycieczka călătorie; excursie поездка výlet, cesta izlet put resa, tur, tripp การเดินทาง seyahat, gezi 旅行 подорож, мандрівка سفر، سير chuyến đi 旅行

n tripper

a person who has made a journey for pleasure The resort was full of trippers. vrolike reisigers مُتَنَزِّه، مُسْتَجِم турист turista turist der/die Ausflügler(in) εκδρομέας turista, excursionista turist مسافر matkailija touriste טַייָל यात्री छोटी मोटी यात्रा करने वाले izletnik turista pelancong túristi, (skemmti)ferðamaður turista 行楽客 관광 여행자 ekskursantas, iškylautojas ekskursants; tūrists orang yg pergi makan angin toerist turist, reisende wycieczkowicz turist; excursionist турист turista izletnik putnik nöjesresenär คนเดินทาง seyahat eden kimse 旅行者 екскурсант; турист سير و سياحت کرنے والا người đi chơi 旅行者

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trip → رحلة قصيرة, يَقُوم برحلة výlet, zakopnout rejse, snuble Reise, stolpern σκουντουφλώ, ταξίδι αναψυχής tropezar, viaje kompastua, matka trajet, trébucher put, spotaknuti inciampare, viaggio つまずく, 旅行 걸려 넘어지게 하다, 여행 reisje, struikelen tur, utløse podróż, potknąć się tropeçar, viagem путешествие, путешествовать resa, snubbla การเดินทาง, สะดุด ayağı takılmak, yolculuk chuyến đi, vấp 旅程, 绊倒