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trip up

verb trips up · tripping up · tripped up

  1. intransitive To commit an error, make a mistake.
  2. transitive To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
  3. intransitive To fall or stumble.
  4. transitive To cause (someone) to fall or stumble.

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verb cause to fall or stumble

DeutschBein stellen
Italianofare lo sgambetto, sgambettare

verb make a mistake

Françaisse tromper

verb cause to commit an error

Françaistromper, duper, arnaquer

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"trip up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trip%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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trip up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trip%20up

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"trip up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trip%20up.

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@misc{trip_up_2026,
  title = {trip up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trip%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}