trip

Noun
  1. A journey for some purpose (usually including the return) (synset 100309196)
    "he took a trip to the shopping center"
    is a type of: journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
    subtypes:
    • flight - a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
    • junket - a trip taken by an official at public expense
    • round trip - a trip to some place and back again
    • run - a regular trip
    • run - a short trip
    • trek - any long and difficult trip
    • errand - a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
    • service call - a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service
  2. A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs (synset 114401716)
    "an acid trip"
    is a type of: hallucination - illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
  3. An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall (synset 107332119)
    "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
    is a type of: misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune
    subtypes: fall, spill, tumble - a sudden drop from an upright position
    same as: slip
  4. An exciting or stimulating experience (synset 107303090)
    is a type of: experience - an event as apprehended
    same as: head trip
  5. A catch mechanism that acts as a switch (synset 104492482)
    "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
    is a type of: catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something
    same as: tripper
  6. A light or nimble tread (synset 100287084)
    "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
    is a type of: step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
  7. 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, stumble, trip-up
Verb
  1. 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: stumble
  2. Cause to stumble (synset 201904753)
    "The questions on the test tripped him up"
    causes: stumble, trip - miss a step and fall or nearly fall
    same as: trip up
  3. Make a trip for pleasure (synset 201846997)
    causes: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes:
    same as: jaunt, travel
  4. Put in motion or move to act (synset 201647199)
    "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
    causes: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place - come to pass
    is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
    same as: activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off
  5. Get high, stoned, or drugged (synset 201203572)
    "He trips every weekend"
    same as: get off, trip out, turn on

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