trip up
phrasal 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.
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On her path to becoming a La Mesa police officer, Lauren Craven got tripped up on a shotgun-firing test at the police academy.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Historical aircraft started last year making the trip up from San Diego to be refurbished and eventually displayed.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Quick, fine movements often trip up AI video engines, and fingers are a historic problem area.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s name trips up Cuomo and Sliwa Cuomo and Sliwa both stumbled over Zohran Mamdani’s name tonight.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Historical aircraft started last year making the trip up from San Diego to be refurbished and eventually displayed.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Quick, fine movements often trip up AI video engines, and fingers are a historic problem area.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s name trips up Cuomo and Sliwa Cuomo and Sliwa both stumbled over Zohran Mamdani’s name tonight.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trip up
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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