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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" put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip" an exciting or stimulting experience a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women''s feet overhead" cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" make a trip for pleasure miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" |
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