trip
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1.0
- noun
- /trɪp/
- If one trips or falls, the other puts up his sword until I say "continue".
- trips and falls
Examples
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I had a man trip and fall in the parking lot once.
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I saw you trip and fall.
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I was afraid I'd swing my arms or trip and accidentally knock something over.
Fiction book (1996) -
About 75 percent of these injuries are due to trips and falls.
Academic text (1995) -
Karen turns quickly away from him and trips over a sprinkler head.
Fiction book (1991) -
I fell down the ship's gangway on the trip over from South Hampton.
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We don't want you tripping and falling.
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Bumstead falls back, trips on a table leg, and hits the floor, dropping the gun.
Fiction book (1998) -
The fireman steps carefully over the rubble, trips over the cord, but doesn't fall.
Fiction book (1991) -
Watch your step; there's a loose board that could cause you to trip.
Synonyms
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3.4
A small accident that causes trouble but not serious harm
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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1.0
An accidental sliding that makes you lose your balance
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6.9
An unlucky event that causes small harm or trouble
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1.7
A sudden fall when someone loses balance while moving
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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8.7
An intense mental experience that makes you think deeply or feel strong emotions
- Specialized
The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trip (an accidental misstep) comes from an old idea of putting your foot wrong, like when you lose a step and almost fall. So a trip is a sudden stumble or misstep.