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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He was tripped up after 83 yards on a kick return.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Book one of the suites or cottages with a stone hot tub to take your trip up a notch.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
Though exploring genres could be an exhausting journey and could be tripped up easily, WONHO put immense thought into deciding how the tracklist flowed for the right sound and vibe.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
Google’s newest multi-purpose model, Gemini 3, won immediate praise for its capabilities in reasoning and coding, as well as niche tasks that have tripped up AI chatbots.
—Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Book one of the suites or cottages with a stone hot tub to take your trip up a notch.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
Though exploring genres could be an exhausting journey and could be tripped up easily, WONHO put immense thought into deciding how the tracklist flowed for the right sound and vibe.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2025
Google’s newest multi-purpose model, Gemini 3, won immediate praise for its capabilities in reasoning and coding, as well as niche tasks that have tripped up AI chatbots.
—Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Trip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trip%20up. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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