trip

🇺🇸 /trɪp/ 🇬🇧 /trɪp/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A1

A journey, usually short, for fun or a specific reason.

We went on a trip to the beach.

R

A hallucinatory experience caused by taking a mind-altering drug.

He went on a psychedelic trip after taking the drug.

R

A stumble or minor fall, often caused by hitting your foot against something.

I had a trip over the rug.

verb
B2

To stumble or fall because of catching your foot on something.

I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk.

B2

To cause someone to stumble or fall by obstructing their path.

He tried to trip me, but I managed to stay on my feet.

R

To move with light, quick steps.

She tripped down the hallway in her new shoes.

R

To activate a device or mechanism by releasing a switch.

The pin was tripped, setting off the alarm.

R

To hallucinate under the influence of a drug.

He was tripping after taking the LSD.

translation

n. A journey, usually short, for fun or a specific reason.; A hallucinatory experience caused by taking a mind-altering drug.; A stumble or minor fall, often caused by hitting your foot against something.
v. To stumble or fall because of catching your foot on something.; To cause someone to stumble or fall by obstructing their path.; To move with light, quick steps.; To activate a device or mechanism by releasing a switch.; To hallucinate under the influence of a drug.

Word Forms

3rd Present trips
Past tripped
Perfect tripped
Progressive tripping
Plural trips