to trip
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2.2
- verb
- /trɪp/
- She tripped and fell.
- tripped and fell
- trip or stumble
- try to trip
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Watch on YouTubeWe tripped over a thing, but we tripped over a structure.
- We tripped over a thing, but we tripped over a structure.
- So like faster than I ever have in my life that I tripped on the sidewalk.
- And my dad goes, you come here, he goes, you trip my son.
- Yeah, but they dude, what his mom is going to trip has Does his mom know about you?
- But as I said before, when you know where you going, you don't trip on how you getting there.
Examples
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But as I said before, when you know where you going, you don't trip on how you getting there.
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By sheer bad luck, he would trip over them no matter what they did.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yeah, until he trips over something, right?
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- Man, you tripped over your own shoes.
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Suddenly, a foot catches on a rock, and he trips and falls onto his side.
Academic text (2002) -
As the crew jumps down, Tim trips and falls flat on his face.
Fiction book (1991) -
She tripped over my foot, and nearly fell down a flight of stairs.
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Many accidents occur because an individual tripped, fell over, or walked into an obstruction.
Academic text (2007) -
And since then, mainstream Democrats have tripped over themselves trying to prove that they are as pro-military as anyone.
Academic text (2007) -
He tripped on the uneven pavement and fell to the ground.
Synonyms
122
2.9
To fall or roll suddenly, often turning over
103
1.6
To trip or lose balance while walking and almost fall
87
4.1
To fall over or make something fall over, often suddenly when it loses balance
53
1.0
To lose your balance or stop being steady and end up on the ground
49
1.9
Lose your balance when your foot hits or catches on something while walking
22
4.9
Make a mistake or cause someone else to make one
9
5.4
To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value
2
9.6
To stumble and catch your foot while walking
1
3.5
To trip and bump into something by accident
1
5.6
To lose balance and almost fall
To stumble or fall because you are clumsy
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- Informal
1
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
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Etymology
Trip (to cause to stumble) comes from the physical idea of breaking someone's step so they lose balance, which then became a figurative way to make someone fail or be confused. So to trip someone is to make them stumble or to cause them problems.