stumble

Noun
  1. An unsteady uneven gait (synset 100290232)
    is a type of: gait - a person's manner of walking
    same as: lurch, stagger
  2. An unintentional but embarrassing blunder (synset 100077383)
    "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
    is a type of: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall - an embarrassing mistake
    same as: misstep, trip, trip-up
Verb
  1. Walk unsteadily (synset 201905126)
    "The drunk man stumbled about"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    same as: bumble, falter
  2. Miss a step and fall or nearly fall (synset 201904401)
    "She stumbled over the tree root"
    entail: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: founder - stumble and nearly fall
    same as: trip
  3. Encounter by chance (synset 202211244)
    "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
    is a type of: come by, come into - obtain, especially accidentally
    same as: hit
  4. Make an error (synset 200619747)
    "She slipped up and revealed the name"
    is a type of: err, mistake, slip - to make a mistake or be incorrect
    same as: slip up, trip up

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