noun
trip
trihp
noun
1
A journey, especially for pleasure or a specific purpose.
"They planned a trip to Japan for the spring."
"It was just a quick trip to the shops."
2
Informal: a period of hallucination caused by psychoactive drugs.
"He described the trip as vivid and strange."
verb
1
To catch your foot on something and stumble or fall.
"She tripped over the rug in the hallway."
2
To activate a switch, alarm, or mechanism, often unintentionally.
"The smoke tripped the fire alarm."
How to Use Trip
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often a journey somewhere — but also to stumble physically, or to set off a switch or alarm.
Common pairings
a business trip
trip over
trip a wire
trip the alarm
Word Forms
tripped past tense, trips plural, trips plural, trips singular
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Etymology
From Middle English trippen ("to step lightly, skip"), possibly via Old French triper or Middle Dutch trippen.