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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
- I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency
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2
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
- even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of trip (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to go at a pace faster than a walk
- went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married
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- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- course,
- foot (it),
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- hoof (it),
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- leg (it),
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- rush,
- rustle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- tear,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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2
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
- tripped over a chair and landed on her face
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4
to take a trip especially of some distance
- while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer
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- journey,
- peregrinate,
- pilgrimage,
- tour,
- travel,
- trek,
- voyage
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5
to make a mistake
- the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip
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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of trip was in the 14th century
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