trip

How to use trip in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for trip.

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I took a nice trip to Europe in 2003, as a result.

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Quick take

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trip gathered in one view.

noun

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

noun

a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"

noun

an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trip.

noun

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

noun

a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"

noun

an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

noun

an exciting or stimulating experience

noun

a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"

noun

a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"

noun

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"

verb

miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"

verb

cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"

verb

make a trip for pleasure

verb

put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

See also: actuate, trigger, activate, spark

verb

get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"

Example sentences

I took a nice trip to Europe in 2003, as a result.

Either way it only points out that a 100k electric car is not a road trip car.

But the trip sounds really cool, and now that you think about it, you're pretty sure you'd enjoy rock climbing in itself.

I took a trip to Africa to go on a Safari and climb Kilimanjaro.

For example, I bet Al Gore makes one-day trips to cities all year long, and he's quite a champion of not wasting resources.

You see, our boss found out about our trip to the accelerator since it was broadcast over social media.

We also have to talk up the trip on social media, talking about how they paid for our trip, our meetings with investors, etc.

On a trip to South Asia, I met a desperately poor mother who brought me her two small children and implored me: "Please take them home with you.

Reminds me of this oldie but goodie:A smart businessman went to a bank near the airport to borrow $10,000 for his overseas trip.

If they had the guest list beforehand, they had a responsibility to inform you of this issue before the trip.

For a second cut, generate and cost out many possible individual airplane trips from Memphis to the cities and back.

Without knowing the social and economic implications of this man's trip, you're simply in no position to weigh its merits.

I can't even imagine being held captive without arrest for hours, being questioned about the purpose of my trip, about my religion and habits, all while travelling within my country.

He recently went on some kind of insane power trip, completely disregarding the needs of his customers, putting me on unpaid leave for ... reporting an incident of fraud to a bank.

I don't think any of this is responding to the needs of users, I think its the equivalent of rearranging the furniture in the middle of the night so people trip over the couch when they are walking to the bathroom.