noun
plural trips
[count] a journey to a place
a short journey to a store, business, office, etc., for a particular purpose - usually + to
[count] informal :the experience of strange mental effects (such as seeing things that are not real) that is produced by taking a very powerful drug (such as LSD)
[count] :an act of falling or nearly falling that is caused by accidentally hitting your foot on something as you are walking or running
[singular] US informal + somewhat old-fashioned :an exciting or unusual experience or person
[count] :an experience or activity that is like a journey
verb
trips; tripped; tripping
[no obj] :to hit your foot against something while you are walking or running so that you fall or almost fall
[+ obj] :to cause (someone who is walking or running) to fall or almost fall
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] literary :to dance or walk with light, quick steps
[+ obj] :to cause (something, such as an alarm or a switch) to be turned on often in an accidental way
[no obj] informal :to experience strange mental effects (such as seeing things that are not real) after taking a very powerful drug (such as LSD) - often + on
trip off the tongue
trip the light fantastic
informal + old-fashioned :dance
trip up
[phrasal verb]
trip up (someone) or trip (someone) up :to cause (someone) to make a mistake