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verb
  1. 1

    trip

     or

    trip up

     to hit your foot on something and fall down

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of trip*

    To hit a part of your body against something: bang, bump, catch, crack, stub, trip, walk into... more
    1. a.
      to make someone hit their foot on something and fall down

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of trip*

      To move, or to move something downwards: fall, lower, come down, slip, plunge, plummet, go down, descend, drop, lose your balance/footing... more
  2. 2
    literary to move with quick light steps

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of trip*

    To walk, or to walk in a particular way: walk, wander, stroll, stride, stray, trek, amble, saunter, hike, step... more
  3. 3
    to make a switch go on or off, especially by accident

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of trip*

    To make a machine or piece of equipment work: activate, actuate, coax, control, crank, eject, energize, engage, flash, flick... more
  4. 4

    trip

     or

    trip out

    American     very informal to feel the effects of a powerful illegal drug

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of trip*

    To buy or use illegal drugs: abuse, come down, deal, do, dope, drop, jack up, lace, mainline, OD... more

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