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Word: Trip
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’
trɪp
catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall
Short Definition:catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall
Examples:- he tripped over his cat
- she tripped up during the penultimate lap
walk, run, or dance with quick light steps
Short Definition:walk, run, or dance with quick light steps
Examples:- they tripped up the terrace steps
activate (a mechanism), especially by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device
Short Definition:activate mechanism
Examples:- somebody tripped the alarm
release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a cable.
Short Definition:release and raise anchor from seabed by means of cable
experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD
Short Definition:experience hallucinations induced by taking psychedelic drug
Examples:- a couple of boys were tripping
- he smoked weed and tripped out on acid
go on a short journey
Short Definition:go on short journey
Examples:- when tripping through the Yukon take some time to explore our museums
Word: Trip
Speech Type: Noun
trɪp
a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure
Short Definition:journey
Examples:- Sammy's gone on a school trip
- a trip to America
a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something
Short Definition:stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something
Examples:- trips and falls cause nearly half of all accidents
a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD
Short Definition:hallucinatory experience caused by taking psychedelic drug
Examples:- acid trips
a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc.
Short Definition:device that activates or disconnects mechanism, circuit, etc.
Examples:- a trip mechanism
a light, lively movement of a person's feet
Short Definition:light, lively movement of person's feet
Examples:- yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip
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