Definitions of trip:

  • noun:   an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
    Example: "He recited the whole poem without a single trip"
  • noun:   a light or nimble tread
    Example: "He heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
  • noun:   a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
    Example: "He took a trip to the shopping center"
  • noun:   an exciting or stimulting experience
  • noun:   a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
    Example: "An acid trip"
  • noun:   a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
    Example: "The pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
  • noun:   an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
  • verb:   get high, stoned, or drugged
    Example: "He trips every weekend"
  • verb:   put in motion or move to act
  • verb:   cause to stumble
    Example: "The questions on the test tripped him up"
  • verb:   make a trip for pleasure
  • verb:   miss a step and fall or nearly fall