trip (
http://definr.com/trip)
n 1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return);
"he took a trip to the shopping center"
2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
3: 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]
4: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure
activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn:
tripper]
5: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet
overhead"
6: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the
whole poem without a single trip"; "confusion caused his
unfortunate misstep" [syn:
stumble,
misstep]
v 1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall: "She stumbled over the
tree root." [syn:
stumble]
2: cause to stumble [syn:
trip up]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn:
travel,
jaunt]
4: actuate; "trigger a reaction" [syn:
actuate,
trigger,
activate,
set off,
spark off,
spark,
trigger off, {touch
off}]
5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn:
trip out,
turn on,
get off]