TRIP | Definition and Meaning

Definition of Trip

Trip

trip

Definition/Meaning

(verb)

to stumble over something due to catching one's foot/leg on it, or to cause someone to thus stumble and then often fall;

e.g. The loose stones on the ground caused her to trip and fall.

(verb)

to figuratively stumble and fall or to cause someone to do so, for example to make a mistake or to expose someone's mistake (often used as "trip up");

e.g. Students often trip up on questions like these. I tried to trip her up and get her to admit to her lie.

(verb)

to proceed easily, quickly, and/or lightly, for example to dance, walk, or run in such a manner or to flow in such a manner (the latter sense used to describe words);

e.g. They waited for the children to trip downstairs on Christmas morning.

(verb)

to activate or deactivate some mechanism by establishing or breaking a connection (respectively), often automatically;

e.g. The alarm will trip the door locks and trap any intruders inside. The lights tend to trip when there is too much power being consumed.

(verb)

to travel briefly or go on a short journey, typically for pleasure;

e.g. They plan to trip around the country over the course of the month.

(verb)

in informal usage, to experience hallucinations as an effect of a psychedelic drug, or to more generally behave in a crazy or irrational way;

e.g. They met up to trip and listen to music together.

(noun)

an excursion or journey, especially one taken for pleasure;

e.g. We took a trip to the Bahamas and had a lovely vacation there.

(noun)

a fall or stumble that occurs due to one's foot being caught on something;

e.g. Her trip caused her to scrape her knee and spill her drink.

(noun)

in informal usage, an experience that is stimulating or exciting, such as a hallucinatory experience that occurs due to the influence of a psychedelic drug;

e.g. It was quite a trip to be able to see my favorite band performing live.