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/tɹɪp/ Australia, US, UK
[tʰɹɪp] Australia, US, UK
[t͡ʃɹɪp] Australia, US, UK
/tɹəp/ New Zealand
[tʰɹəp] New Zealand
[t͡ʃɹəp] New Zealand
/tɾɪp/ Scotland, Wales

Rhymes with -ɪp

Where it comes from

From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe (“to trip”), Swedish trippa (“to mince, trip”)), West Frisian tripje (“to toddle, trip”), German trippeln (“to scurry”), Old English treppan (“to trample, tread”). Related also to trap, tramp.

noun trips

A journey; an excursion or jaunt. beach trip, camping trip, fishing trip, school trip, shopping trip
A short outing for a specified purpose. He went on a trip to the drug store.
colloquial A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations. He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
An unusual or remarkable experience. I had a weird experience, it was quite the trip.
broadly Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition. ego trip
A lifestyle; a preoccupation. His whole celebrity trip made it hard to relate to him.
A stumble or misstep. He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing; a wrestling move in which an opponent is tripped. It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
A faux pas, a social error.
archaic, figuratively An error; a failure; a mistake. Imperfect words, with childish trips.
Similar: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault
A trip-switch; a cut-out. It's dark because the trip operated.
The action of activating or deactivating a switch or trigger. His trip of the switch activated the mechanism.
collective A group of animals, most traditionally goats and hares. It's not something you see every day: Virginia State Police (VSP) found themselves dealing with "baaaa-d" behavior with a trip of goats on the side of Interstate 64 in Chesapeake.
A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. His heart bounded as he sometimes could distinctly hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door.
A single tack while beating (sailing to windward).

verb trips · tripping · tripped

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 those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.
sometimes, transitive, followed by "up" To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them. A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
intransitive To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc And the Pharasay / Then durst nothynge say, / But let the matter slyp, / And made truth to tryp;
obsolete, transitive To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. These her women can trip me if I err.
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.
intransitive To be activated, as by a signal or an event The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
Of an electrical circuit, to trip out (through overload, a short circuit). From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
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.
intransitive To journey, to make a trip. Last summer, we tripped to the coast.
dated, intransitive To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip. Come, and trip it, as ye go, / On the light fantastic toe.
To raise (an anchor) from the sea bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
slang To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption. If she ain't with it, I find another little chick / I'm quick to switch, even when I was six / I had a backup bitch, when my bitch would trip / I'd go play with my other girlfriend and get me a kiss / And at the age of thirty-six I'm to the same old tricks
slang To act foolishly or irrationally.

adjective

not comparable, slang Of or relating to trips (three of a kind).

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Where it comes from

From Middle English tryppe, from Old French trippe. Possibly related to troop.

noun trips

Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
obsolete A troop of men; a host.
A flock of wigeons.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: travel, jaunt, touch off, set off, get off, actuate, activate, turn on, stumble, trigger, spark off, tripper, spark, trip up, misstep, trip out

Translations

Every language

noun journey

Español	viaje, saltito, viajata, recorrido, trayecto, singladura
한국어	여행 yeohaeng, 여정 yeojeong
日本語	旅行 ryokō, 旅 tabi, 旅程 ryotei
中文	旅行 lǚxíng, 旅遊 /旅游 lǚyóu, 旅途 lǚtú, 旅程 lǚchéng
हिन्दी	यात्रा yātrā, सैर sair, सफ़र safar, सियाहत siyāhat
Português	viagem
Français	voyage, balade, tour
Deutsch	Reise, Fahrt, Ausflug
Italiano	viaggio, gita
Ελληνικά	ταξίδι taxídi
Română	călătorie, voiaj, excursie
Русский	пое́здка pojézdka, путеше́ствие putešéstvije, экску́рсия ekskúrsija
Tiếng Việt	chuyến
العربية	رِحْلَة riḥla, سَفَر safar, سِيَاحَة siyāḥa, جَوْلَة jawla
עברית	מַסָּע masá

noun stumble or misstep

日本語	踏み違え fumichigae, 躓き tsumazuki
Português	tropeço
Français	faux pas
Deutsch	Abflug
Română	împiedicare, poticneală
Русский	спотыка́ние spotykánije

noun error; failure; mistake

Deutsch	Fehlgriff

noun period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations

Español	flipe, trip, viaje
日本語	陶酔感 tōsuikan, 幻覚症状 genkaku shōjō, トリップ torippu
Português	moca, mocada, pedrada, viagem
Français	trip
Deutsch	Trip, Drogenrausch, Rausch
Italiano	trip
Русский	кайф kajf, балдёж baldjóž, прихо́д prixód
العربية	هَذَيَان haḏayān

noun intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition

Deutsch	Trip

noun act of tripping someone

Español	zancadilla
Português	rasteira
Français	croc-en-jambe, croche-pied
Deutsch	Beinstellen
Italiano	sgambetto
Română	piedică

noun faux pas, a social error

日本語	無作法 busahō, 不作法 busahō, 不謹慎 fukinshin
Português	tropeço, deslize
Français	faux pas, bévue
Deutsch	Ausrutscher, Missgriff

noun quick, light step

Deutsch	Getrippel

verb to fall over or stumble over an object

日本語	躓く tsumazuku, 転ぶ korobu
中文	絆倒 /绊倒 bàndǎo
Português	tropeçar
Français	trébucher, s'enfarger, se prendre les pieds
Deutsch	stolpern
Italiano	inciampare
Ελληνικά	σκοντάφτω skontáfto
Română	împiedica, poticni
Русский	спотыка́ться spotykátʹsja, споткну́ться spotknútʹsja, запина́ться zapinátʹsja, запну́ться zapnútʹsja
עברית	מָעַד ma'ád

verb to cause to stumble

日本語	よろめかせる yoromekaseru, 転ばせる korobaseru
Português	tropeçar, dar uma rasteira
Français	faire un croche-pied
Deutsch	ein Bein stellen, zum Stolpern bringen
Română	împiedica
Русский	подставля́ть подно́жку podstavljátʹ podnóžku, подста́вить подно́жку podstávitʹ podnóžku

verb to activate or set in motion

Español	conmutar
日本語	作動させる sadō saseru
Deutsch	einschalten, aktivieren, in Gang setzen

verb to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate

Español	tripear, flipar, loquear, trasoñar, pirarse
日本語	トリップする torippu suru
Português	alucinar, tripar
Français	triper
Deutsch	fantasieren, halluzinieren, einen Trip haben
Русский	кайфова́ть kajfovátʹ, балде́ть baldétʹ, торча́ть torčátʹ
العربية	هَذَى haḏā

verb to make a trip

日本語	旅行する ryokō suru, 旅する tabi suru, 外出する gaishutsu suru
中文	旅行 lǚxíng, 旅遊 /旅游 lǚyóu
Português	viajar
Deutsch	eine Reise machen, eine Reise unternehmen, fahren, reisen
Română	călători

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  title = {trip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

trip

AI In plain words

trip¹

Where it comes from

noun trips

verb trips · tripping · tripped

adjective

trip²

Where it comes from

noun trips

Thesaurus

Translations

noun journey

noun stumble or misstep

noun error; failure; mistake

noun period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations

noun intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition

noun act of tripping someone

noun faux pas, a social error

noun quick, light step

verb to fall over or stumble over an object

verb to cause to stumble

verb to activate or set in motion

verb to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate

verb to make a trip

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