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Definition of trip
(Entry 1 of 2)
intransitive verb
transitive verb
Definition of trip (Entry 2 of 2)
- peregrination
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Word History
Middle English trippen , from Anglo-French treper, triper , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5
Phrases Containing trip
- business trip
- lay / put a guilt trip on
- on a power trip
- roll / trip off the tongue
- round - trip ticket
- trip - hammer
- trip the light fantastic
Dictionary Entries Near trip
trioxymethylene
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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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- Details of the president's trip remain shrouded in secrecy .
- They suffered a series of mishaps during the trip.
- I've just been on a trip to France.
- We will have a car at our disposal for the whole trip.
- Talking of holidays , did you hear about Lesley's skiing trip?
trip verb ( FALL )
Trip verb ( make fall ), phrasal verbs.
(Definition of trip from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Definition of trip noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
- have/take a vacation/a break/a day off/a year off/time off
- go on/be on vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/sabbatical/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a vacation/your itinerary
- reserve a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation
- rent a condo/a vacation home/a cabin
- rent a car/bicycle/moped/scooter/Jet Ski
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/a trailer/a vacation home/a resort/a timeshare
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a suite/a single/double/twin room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel (in) first/business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour layover/stopover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose your baggage/luggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage fees
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter (mild/severe) turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/motion sickness
- be seasick/carsick
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/tropical/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-fare/low-cost/budget airlines
- use/go to/have a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- buy/be on/go on a package deal/vacation/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
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Adjective [ edit ]
trip ( not comparable )
- ( poker slang ) Of or relating to trips ( three of a kind ) .
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
From Middle English tryppe , from Old French trippe . Possibly related to troop .
- ( obsolete , UK , Scotland , dialect ) A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
- ( obsolete ) A troop of men; a host .
- A flock of wigeons .
References [ edit ]
- The Chambers Dictionary , 10th edition, entry trip .
See also [ edit ]
Anagrams [ edit ], dutch [ edit ], etymology [ edit ].
Borrowed from English trip .
- IPA ( key ) : /trɪp/
- Hyphenation: trip
trip m ( plural trips , diminutive tripje n )
- a trip , a short excursion , a vacation , travelling Synonyms: plezierreis , uitje , uitstapje
- hallucination , tripping
- pleziertrip
Related terms [ edit ]
Kalasha [ edit ].
From Sanskrit तृप्र ( tṛprá , “ distress ” )
- IPA ( key ) : /t̪rip/
- sickness , trouble
Middle English [ edit ]
From Anglo-Norman trippe ( “ dance ” ) .
Alternative forms [ edit ]
- IPA ( key ) : /ˈtrip(ə)/
trip ( plural trippus )
- An action that leads to a trip , fall or a bump ; that which causes a misstep.
- ( rare ) A motion in a dance.
- ( rare , Late Middle English ) A voyage ; an excursion .
Descendants [ edit ]
- Scots: trip
- “ trip(pe, n.(1). ”, in MED Online , Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan , 2007 , retrieved 2018-05-08 .
- Alternative form of tryppe
Polish [ edit ]
- IPA ( key ) : /trip/
- Rhymes: -ip
- Syllabification: trip
trip m inan
- ( slang ) trip ( period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations ) Synonym: haj
- ( film ) movie with phantasmagoric images and scenes
Declension [ edit ]
Further reading [ edit ].
- trip in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian [ edit ]
- IPA ( key ) : [trip]
trip n ( plural tripuri )
- ( slang ) trip ( hallucination caused by drugs ) Am avut un trip nasol. Iarba asta nu e de calitate. I had a shitty trip . This isn't quality herb.
Inflection [ edit ]
Spanish [ edit ].
trip m ( plural trips )
- trip (hallucination)
Tagalog [ edit ]
- IPA ( key ) : /ˈtɾip/ , [ˈtɾip]
trip ( Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔ ) ( slang )
- 2008 , Khavn De La Cruz, Ultraviolins , UP Press, →ISBN , page 182 : Wala, trip ko lang, wala lang akong magawa. May reklamo ka? Ako wala. Wala akong pakialam sa yo at sa kung ano mang iniisip mo. Bakit sa SM? Kase. Kase pareho ng initials ko. Yun lang. Nothing, just my idea, ['coz] I have nothing to do. Any problems? Nothing. I don't mind you and anything you think. Why in SM? Coz. Coz it's the same initials as mine. Just that.
- 1989 , National Mid-week : May asawa at anak ang lalaki, pero trip niya ang mamboso at mambastos sa telepono. Ginagamit ng lalaki ang ... ang mensahe ng pelikula. Ang problema ay nakaka-depress dahil mahirap labanan nang ganoon ang lalaking sira ang ulo. The man has a wife and a son, but he likes to harass and flirt with women on the telephone. The man uses the message of the movie. The problem is depressing because it's difficult to fight such a stupid man.
- 1998 , Honorio Bartolome De Dios, Sa Labas Ng Parlor , University of Philippines Press, →ISBN : Siguro nga napapayag mo siya, pero, nilasing mo 'yung tao, e. Hindi ko siya nilasing. Pareho kaming lasing n'ung gabing 'yun. Arnold, kilala ko ang kumpare ko. Matagal na kaming magkasama niyan. Ang trip talaga niya 'pag lasing, sex. You possible enticed her, but, you made the person drunk, don't you? I didn't made her drunk. We're both drunk that night. Arnold, I know my buddies. We've been together for long. What she likes when drunk is to have sex.
- act of taking advantage of someone ( by duping, tricking, cheating, etc. ) Synonyms: pananamantala , panloloko
- trip ( hallucination due to drugs )
- basagan ng trip
- basagin ang trip
- mapagtripan
- ( pseudoverb ) to want ; to like ( to do something, especially on a whim or impulse ) Synonyms: gusto , nais Trip ko lang na mambasag ng mga bintana ng kotse, kasi sabog ako n'on. I'ved just wanted to break car windows, 'coz I'm high that time.
- “ trip ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel ( 1993 ) Tagalog Slang Dictionary [1] , Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
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What does the noun trip mean?
There are 25 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trip , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
trip has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
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How is the noun trip pronounced, british english, u.s. english, where does the noun trip come from.
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Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun trip is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for trip is from around 1412–20, in a translation by John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis.
It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
trip is formed within English, by conversion.
Etymons: trip v.
Nearby entries
- Trionyx, n. 1835–
- trioperculate, adj. 1900–
- triorchis, n. 1650–
- triose, n. 1894–
- triose phosphate, n. 1934–
- trio-sonata, n. 1884–
- triovulate, adj. 1891–
- trioxan, n. 1915–
- trioxide, n. 1868–
- trioxy-, comb. form
- trip, n.¹ 1412–
- trip, n.² 1305–
- trip, n.³ c1386–1849
- trip, n.⁴ 1600
- Trip, n.⁵ 1909–
- trip, v. c1380–
- tripack, n. 1911–
- tripair, n. 1878–
- tripal | trypal, adj. & n. 1709–
- tripaleolate, adj. 1866–
- tripalmitin, n. 1855–
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trip: [verb] to catch the foot against something so as to stumble.
TRIP definition: 1. a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again: 2. an…. Learn more.
Trip definition: a journey or voyage. See examples of TRIP used in a sentence.
Definition of trip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TRIP definition: 1. a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again: 2. to fall or almost…. Learn more.
17 meanings: 1. an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose 2. any tour, journey, or voyage 3. a false step;.... Click for more definitions.
trip noun; trip up phrasal verb; day trip noun; ego trip noun; road trip noun; trip hop noun; field trip noun; power trip noun; round trip noun; a guilt trip; a trip/walk down memory lane; roll/slip/trip off the tongue; See more Phrasal verbs. trip up phrasal verb; Idioms. a guilt trip; a trip/walk down memory lane; roll/slip/trip off the tongue
As a noun, a trip is a journey or outing, like your trip to the library yesterday or your trip to Japan last summer. ... The 14th-century meaning of the verb was "tread lightly and nimbly, dance, or caper." Experts aren't quite sure how trip got from that to ... Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning. Diccionario inglés-español, ...
Synonyms trip trip journey tour expedition excursion outing day out These are all words for an act of travelling to a place. trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:. a business trip; a five-minute trip by taxi; journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:. a long and difficult journey across the mountains
2 trip / ˈ trɪp/ verb. trips; tripped; tripping. Britannica Dictionary definition of TRIP. 1. a [no object] : to hit your foot against something while you are walking or running so that you fall or almost fall. Be careful. Don't trip. — often + on or over. He tripped [= stumbled] over the curb.
TRIP meaning: 1. a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again: 2. an…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the verb trip is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for trip is from around 1380, in Sir Ferumbras . trip is a borrowing from French.
The meaning of trip. Definition of trip. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels. ... intransitive verb: inflections: trips, tripping, tripped: definition 1: to stumble or fall, often because of there being something unseen in one's path.
trip - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... trip•ping. n. a traveling from one place to another: my weekly trip to the bank. a run made by a boat, train, or the like between two points: The trip takes just two hours by ferry.
TRIP meaning: 1. a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again: 2. to fall or almost…. Learn more.
Trip definition: a journey or voyage. See examples of TRIP used in a sentence.
A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the traveling takes a long time and is difficult.
Verb [ edit] trip (third-person singular simple present trips, present participle tripping, simple past and past participle tripped) ( intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot. Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.
The earliest known use of the noun trip is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for trip is from around 1412-20, in a translation by John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
trip in American English. (trɪp) (verb tripped, tripping) noun. 1. a journey or voyage. to win a trip to Paris. 2. a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points. It's a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
Related topics: Drug culture trip2 verb (tripped, tripping) 1 fall (also trip up) [ intransitive] to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall SYN stumble He tripped and fell. trip over Clary tripped over a cable and broke his foot. trip on He tripped on the bottom step. 2 make somebody fall (also trip up ...
Define trip. trip synonyms, trip pronunciation, trip translation, English dictionary definition of trip. n. 1. A going from one place to another; a journey. 2. A stumble or fall. 3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall. 4. A mistake. ... Verb: 1. trip - miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" stumble.
Trip definition: A going from one place to another; a journey.