an unsteady uneven gait

[ Syn: lurch , stagger ]

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; he recited the whole poem without a single trip; he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later; confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

[ Syn: trip , trip-up , misstep ]

walk unsteadily; The drunk man stumbled about

[ Syn: falter , bumble ]

miss a step and fall or nearly fall; She stumbled over the tree root

[ Syn: trip ]

encounter by chance; I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

[ Syn: hit ]

make an error; She slipped up and revealed the name

[ Syn: slip up , trip up ]