a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); he took a trip to the shopping center'

a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; an acid trip'

an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; he blamed his slip on the ice; the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

[ Syn: slip ]

an exciting or stimulating experience

[ Syn: head trip ]

a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water

[ Syn: tripper ]

a light or nimble tread; he heard the trip of women's feet overhead'

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-up , stumble , misstep ]

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

[ Syn: stumble ]

cause to stumble; The questions on the test tripped him up

[ Syn: trip up ]

make a trip for pleasure

[ Syn: travel , jaunt ]

put in motion or move to act; trigger a reaction; actuate the circuits

[ Syn: actuate , trigger , activate , set off , spark off , spark , trigger off , touch off ]

get high, stoned, or drugged; He trips every weekend

[ Syn: trip out , turn on , get off ]