Miss a step and fall or nearly fall
To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See
Noun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
Noun
a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women''s feet overhead"
Noun
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
Noun
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
Noun
an exciting or stimulting experience
Noun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
Noun
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
Verb
get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
Verb
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
Verb
make a trip for pleasure
Verb
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
Verb
cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
n. i.
To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly;
to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It,
5.
n. i.
To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip
to Europe.
n. i.
To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's
balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to
stumble.
n. i.
Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense
against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail.
v. t.
To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to
lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to
throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to
trip up a man in wrestling.
v. t.
Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an
obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.
v. t.
To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
v. t.
To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy
rope, so that it hangs free.
v. t.
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for
lowering it.
v. t.
To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or
compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.
n.
A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
n.
A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.
n.
A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or
balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
n.
A small piece; a morsel; a bit.
n.
A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist
to lose footing.
n.
A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.
n.
A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.
n.
A troop of men; a host.
n.
A flock of widgeons.
Trip
This horse anon began to trip and dance.
Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe.
She bounded by, and tripped so light They had not time to take a steady sight.2.
A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble.
Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.
What? dost thou verily trip upon a word?
Trip
The words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of his cause.2.
To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword.3.
These her women can trip me if I err.4.
Trip
His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door.2.
I took a trip to London on the death of the queen.3.
Imperfect words, with childish trips.
Each seeming trip, and each digressive start.4.
And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.6.
To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See
To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up;
A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
Usage Examples
I just yesterday returned from a trip where I photographed a woman with two children whom I photographed first when she was the age of the older of the two children.
'Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era,' the Whitney Museum's 40th-anniversary trip down counterculture memory lane, provides moments of buzzy fun, but it'll leave you only comfortably numb. For starters, it may be the whitest, straightest, most conservative show seen in a New York museum since psychedelia was new.
I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips.
It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary - it is a really attractive quality.
I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.
It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant.
Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.
Moreover, health center services save money and lives by treating diseases before they become chronic conditions, require hospital care or require a trip to the emergency room.
During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnessed these skilled medical professionals in action and met the brave soldiers whose lives they saved.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.
In this respect early youth is exactly like old age it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train.
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
I really, really, really want to do a silly romantic comedy where I can just have a crush on the guy, trip over myself, and laugh and be goofy. I just feel like all I do is cry, sob, and fight zombies and the bad guys.
Actually, the moment of victory is wonderful, but also sad. It means that your trip is ended.
Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt.
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon.
It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.
Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
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