trip
♦♦ trip /tr'ɪp/ (trips tripping tripped)
1 [N-COUNT]
A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place.
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip...
Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip.
see also round trip
2 [VERB] V, V on/over n
If you trip when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall.
She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip...
He tried to follow Jack's footsteps in the snow and tripped on a rock...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P on/over n
Trip up means the same as trip.
I tripped up and hurt my foot...
Make sure trailing flexes are kept out of the way so you don't trip up over them.
3 [VERB] V n
If you trip someone who is walking or running, you put your foot or something else in front of them, so that they knock their own foot against it and fall or nearly fall.
One guy stuck his foot out and tried to trip me.
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P
Trip up means the same as trip.
He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up...
4 [N-COUNT] usu on n N
If you say that someone is, for example, on a power trip, a guilt trip, or a nostalgia trip, you mean that their behaviour is motivated by power, guilt, or nostalgia. (INFORMAL)
There's such pressure to be happy in Hawaii, if you're unhappy you're on a guilt trip...
The biggest star perk, and the biggest power trip, must be the private plane.
5 [N-COUNT]
A trip is an experience that someone has when their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL)
6 [VERB] usu cont, V on n, also V
If someone is tripping, they are having an experience in which their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL)
One night I was tripping on acid.
7 [VERB] V prep/adv
If someone trips somewhere, they walk there with light, quick steps. (LITERARY)
A girl in a red smock tripped down the hill...day trip (day trips)
also day-trip
[N-COUNT]
A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.ego trip (ego trips)
[N-COUNT]
If you say that someone is on an ego trip, you are criticizing them for doing something for their own satisfaction and enjoyment, often to show that they think they are more important than other people.round trip (round trips)
1 [N-COUNT]
If you make a round trip, you travel to a place and then back again.
The train operates the 2,400-mile round trip once a week.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A round-trip ticket is a ticket for a train, bus, or plane that allows you to travel to a particular place and then back again. (AM; in BRIT, use return)
Mexicana Airlines has announced cheaper round-trip tickets between Los Angeles and cities it serves in Mexico.trip up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron), V P
If someone or something trips a person up, or if they trip up, they fail or make a mistake.
Your own lies will trip you up...
He will do all he can to trip up the new right-wing government...
The two occasions she tripped up tell you nothing about how often she got away with it.
see also trip 2, 3
1 [N-COUNT]
A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place.
On the Thursday we went out on a day trip...
Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip.
see also round trip
2 [VERB] V, V on/over n
If you trip when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall.
She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip...
He tried to follow Jack's footsteps in the snow and tripped on a rock...
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P on/over n
Trip up means the same as trip.
I tripped up and hurt my foot...
Make sure trailing flexes are kept out of the way so you don't trip up over them.
3 [VERB] V n
If you trip someone who is walking or running, you put your foot or something else in front of them, so that they knock their own foot against it and fall or nearly fall.
One guy stuck his foot out and tried to trip me.
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P
Trip up means the same as trip.
He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up...
4 [N-COUNT] usu on n N
If you say that someone is, for example, on a power trip, a guilt trip, or a nostalgia trip, you mean that their behaviour is motivated by power, guilt, or nostalgia. (INFORMAL)
There's such pressure to be happy in Hawaii, if you're unhappy you're on a guilt trip...
The biggest star perk, and the biggest power trip, must be the private plane.
5 [N-COUNT]
A trip is an experience that someone has when their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL)
6 [VERB] usu cont, V on n, also V
If someone is tripping, they are having an experience in which their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL)
One night I was tripping on acid.
7 [VERB] V prep/adv
If someone trips somewhere, they walk there with light, quick steps. (LITERARY)
A girl in a red smock tripped down the hill...day trip (day trips)
also day-trip
[N-COUNT]
A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.ego trip (ego trips)
[N-COUNT]
If you say that someone is on an ego trip, you are criticizing them for doing something for their own satisfaction and enjoyment, often to show that they think they are more important than other people.round trip (round trips)
1 [N-COUNT]
If you make a round trip, you travel to a place and then back again.
The train operates the 2,400-mile round trip once a week.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
A round-trip ticket is a ticket for a train, bus, or plane that allows you to travel to a particular place and then back again. (AM; in BRIT, use return)
Mexicana Airlines has announced cheaper round-trip tickets between Los Angeles and cities it serves in Mexico.trip up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron), V P
If someone or something trips a person up, or if they trip up, they fail or make a mistake.
Your own lies will trip you up...
He will do all he can to trip up the new right-wing government...
The two occasions she tripped up tell you nothing about how often she got away with it.
see also trip 2, 3