trip up

verb

tripped up; tripping up; trips up

: to cause (someone) to make a mistake

He tried to trip up the cashier as she counted his change.

Examples of trip up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Acosta, the bus is a vital link in a 21-mile commute that spans from West Kendall to the Dadeland North Metrorail station, followed by a 12-mile trip up the Metrorail to the Jackson/UHealth stop. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 30 July 2026

For example, El-Sayed has gotten tripped up over questions about defunding the police. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

The photos are Antelope Pass (9,000 feet) looking east, heading into Copper Basin, and a side trip up Wildhorse Creek. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

How to set expectations before sharing a home Money is not the only place couples get tripped up. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for trip up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup