trip

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: trĭp, IPA: /tɹɪp/, SAMPA: /trIp/
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  Rhymes: -ɪp

[edit] Etymology

From Old French tripper (noun is from the verb), from a Low Franconian source: compare Middle Dutch trippen, Middle Low German trippen (Danish trippe), Frisian tripje.

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trip (plural trips)

1. A journey.

   We made a trip to the beach.

2. A stumble or misstep.

   He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.

3. A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.

   He had a strange trip after taking LSD.

4. A faux pas, a social error.

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to trip (third-person singular simple present trips, present participle tripping, simple past and past participle tripped)

1. (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot.

   Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.

2. (transitive, sometimes followed by "up") To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble.

   A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.

3. (transitive) To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.

   When we get into the factory, trip the lights.

4. (intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.

   After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.

5. To journey, to make a trip.

   Last somewhere we tripped to the coast.

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