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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)). Akin to Middle Low German trippen ( > Danish trippe (“to trip”), Swedish trippa (“to mince, trip”)), West Frisian tripje (“to toddle, trip”), German trippeln (“to scurry”), Old English treppan (“to trample, tread”). Related also to trap, tramp.

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Noun

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trip (plural trips)

  1. A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
    beach trip, camping trip, fishing trip, school trip, shopping trip
    Hyponyms: field trip, road trip, round trip
    We make annual trips to the museum.
    I took a weekend trip to Seville.
    They have been on a trip since last month.
    • 1918, Ralph Henry Barbour, Lost Island:
      I sold my horse and took a trip to Ceylon and back on an Orient boat as a passenger,
    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
      We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
    1. A short outing for a specified purpose.
      He went on a trip to the drug store.
    3. (colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
      He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
      • 1967, Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies, New York: Time, Inc, page 2:
        Unlike other accepted stimuli, from nicotine to liquor, the hallucinogens promise those who take the “trip” a magic-carpet escape from dull reality in which perceptions are heightened, sense distorted, and the imagination permanently bedazzled with ecstatic visions of teleological verity.
      • 1969, Merle Haggard, “Okie from Muskogee”:
        We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee / We don't take our trips on LSD
  2. An unusual or remarkable experience.
    I had a weird experience, it was quite the trip.
    • 1974 April 13, Heather Anderson, “Hustling”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
      Many of them admit to having suppressed any tendency toward homosexual behavior for the greater part of their lives—yet—denial becomes too heavy a trip after a period of time, and eventually curiosity wins out.
    1. (by extension) Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition.
      ego trip
      power trip
      nostalgia trip
      guilt trip
    2. A lifestyle; a preoccupation.
      His whole celebrity trip made it hard to relate to him.
      He's on a health-food trip.
  3. A stumble or misstep.
    He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
    2. (wrestling) The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing; a wrestling move in which an opponent is tripped.
      • 1661 December 10, Robert South, False Foundations Removed [â€Ķ] :
        It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
      • 1697, Virgil, “Georgic II”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [â€Ķ], London: [â€Ķ] Jacob Tonson, [â€Ķ], →OCLC:
        And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
    3. A faux pas, a social error.
    4. (figurative, archaic) An error; a failure; a mistake.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:error
  4. (engineering, electricity) A trip-switch; a cut-out.
    It's dark because the trip operated.
    1. The action of activating or deactivating a switch or trigger.
      His trip of the switch activated the mechanism.
  5. (collective) A group of animals, most traditionally goats and hares.
    • 2024 May 15, Preston Steger, “Goats on I-64 in Chesapeake rescued by state police, animal control”, in 13 News Now‎[1]:
      It's not something you see every day: Virginia State Police (VSP) found themselves dealing with "baaaa-d" behavior with a trip of goats on the side of Interstate 64 in Chesapeake.
    • 2021 July 23, Makenzie LaPorte, “Invasive Plant Problem? Bring in the Goats”, in Discovery‎[2]:
      When humans have a problem, we usually take the necessary steps: we call a guy, who calls another guy, who knows another guy who can come fix it, right? Merely something along those lines...but what if we told you that guy was actually two dozen goats? Cue the trip of goats!... 5 of the 24 in the trip will remain here to stay for the rest of the summer to manage the plants’ growth.
    • 1880, Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Highland Legends‎[3], page 190:
      =As hounds are astonished and divided by the sudden appearance of a trip of hares starting all at once from some well-preserved patch of furze, so were the MacKenzies confused by this new expedient of their enemies.
    • 2023, Theophilus Monroe, Bloody Brilliance‎[4]:
      A trip of wolves burst from the brush, moving with unnatural speed.
  6. Senses relating to a deliberate motion.
    1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
    2. (nautical) A single tack while beating (sailing to windward).[1]
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Verb

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trip (third-person singular simple present trips, present participle tripping, simple past and past participle tripped)

  1. (intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
    Be careful not to trip on those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.
    • 1990 August, Boyd Gibbons, “Missouri's Garden of Consequence”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 130:
      Tripping over a fallen limb, I fall flat on my face, confirming that tropical soils have all the organic cushion of macadam.
  2. (transitive, sometimes followed by "up") To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
    A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
  3. (intransitive) To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
    • c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 66, lines 152–155:
      And the Pharasay / Then durst nothynge say, / But let the matter slyp, / And made truth to tryp;
    • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “Remedies of the Imperfection and Abuse of Words”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. [â€Ķ], London: [â€Ķ] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, [â€Ķ], →OCLC, book III, page 250:
      [T]ill his Tongue trips
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, “Discourse upon 2 Thessalonians ii.II”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
      A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble.
    • 1697, Virgil, translated by John Dryden, The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [â€Ķ], London: [â€Ķ] Jacob Tonson, [â€Ķ], →OCLC:
      Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.
    • 1897, Stanley John Weyman, “The Deanery Ball”, in For the Cause:
      "No, Mrs. Curzon-Bowlby," he said; "if I danced I should be tripping indeed, in Gleicester opinion."
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
  5. (transitive) To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
    When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
  6. (intransitive) To be activated, as by a signal or an event
    The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
  7. Of an electrical circuit, to trip out (through overload, a short circuit).
    • 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 652:
      From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
    • 2023 August 23, “Network News: CCTV helps save track workers from being struck by train”, in RAIL, number 990, page 10:
      The 25kV had repeatedly tripped and the two had split from a larger group to operate an overhead line isolating switch.
  8. (intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.
    After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.
    • 1970, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, “Fairies Wear Boots”, in Paranoid, performed by Black Sabbath:
      So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me / He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far / 'Cause smokin' and trippin’ is all that you do," / Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
  9. (intransitive) To journey, to make a trip.
    Last summer, we tripped to the coast.
  10. (intransitive, dated) To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip.
  12. (nautical) To raise (an anchor) from the sea bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.
  14. (nautical) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
  15. (slang, African-American Vernacular, most commonly used in the form tripping) To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption.
    • 2003, “What's a Pimp?”, in Married to the Game, performed by Too $hort:
      If she ain't with it, I find another little chick / I'm quick to switch, even when I was six / I had a backup bitch, when my bitch would trip / I'd go play with my other girlfriend and get me a kiss / And at the age of thirty-six I'm to the same old tricks
    1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To act foolishly or irrationally.
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Adjective

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trip (not comparable)

  1. (poker slang) Of or relating to trips (three of a kind).

Etymology 2

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From Middle English tryppe, from Old French trippe. Possibly related to troop.

Noun

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trip (plural trips)

  1. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.[1]
  2. (obsolete) A troop of men; a host.[1]
  3. A flock of wigeons.

References

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  • The Chambers Dictionary, 10th edition, entry trip.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “trip”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English trip.[1]

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Noun

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trip m inan

  1. (slang) LSD
  2. (slang) period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations

Declension

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Declension of trip (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative trip tripy
genitive tripu tripÅŊ
dative tripu tripÅŊm
accusative trip tripy
vocative tripe tripy
locative tripu tripech
instrumental tripem tripy

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  1. ^ Jan Hugo et al., editors (2020), “trip”, in Slovník nespisovnÃРčeÅĄtiny:argot, slangy a obecnÃĄ mluva od nejstarÅĄÃ­ch dob po současnost. Historie a pÅŊvod slov [Dictionary of non-standard Czech: argot, slang and common language from ancient times to the present. History and origin of words] (in Czech), 4th edition, Prague: Maxdorf, →ISBN, page 457

Dutch

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Borrowed from English trip.

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Noun

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trip m (plural trips, diminutive tripje n)

  1. a trip, a short excursion, a vacation, travelling
    Synonyms: plezierreis, uitje, uitstapje
  2. hallucination, tripping

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Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: trip

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch trip, from English trip, from Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source; or alternatively from Middle Dutch trippen (“to skip, trip, hop, stamp, trample”) (> Modern Dutch trippelen (“to toddle, patter, trip”)).

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Noun

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trip (plural trip-trip)

  1. trip
    1. a journey; an excursion or jaunt.
    2. an error; a failure; a mistake
    3. (engineering) a mechanical cutout device.
    4. (electricity) a trip-switch or cut-out.
  2. (electricity) power trip, tripping, power cut (a power outage or a blackout, when an electrical device or system suddenly stops working)
    Synonym: pelantikan (Malay)

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Kalasha

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit āĪĪāĨƒāĪŠāĨāĪ° (táđ›prÃĄ, “distress”)

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trip

  1. sickness, trouble

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Anglo-Norman trippe (“dance”).

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trip (plural trippus)

  1. An action that leads to a trip, fall or a bump; that which causes a misstep.
  2. (rare) A motion in a dance.
  3. (rare, Late Middle English) A voyage; an excursion.
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Noun

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trip

  1. alternative form of tryppe

Polish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from English trip.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtrip/
    • Rhymes: -ip
    • Syllabification: trip

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    trip m inan

    1. (slang) trip (period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations)
      Synonym: haj
    2. (film) movie with phantasmagoric images and scenes

    Declension

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    Declension of trip
    singular plural
    nominative trip tripy
    genitive tripu tripÃģw
    dative tripowi tripom
    accusative trip tripy
    instrumental tripem tripami
    locative tripie tripach
    vocative tripie tripy

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    • “trip”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English trip.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /trip/
    • Rhymes: -ip
    • Hyphenation: trip

    Noun

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    trip n (plural tripuri)

    1. (slang) trip (hallucination caused by drugs)
      Am avut un trip nasol. Iarba asta nu e de calitate.
      I had a shitty trip. This isn't quality herb.

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative trip tripul tripuri tripurile
    genitive-dative trip tripului tripuri tripurilor
    vocative tripule tripurilor

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English trip.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈtÉūip/ [ˈtĖŠÉūip]
    • Rhymes: -ip
    • Syllabification: trip

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    trip m (plural trips)

    1. trip (hallucination)
      Synonym: cuelgue

    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English trip.

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    trip (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔) (slang)

    1. plan; idea; undertaking (especially on a whim or impulse)
      Synonyms: balak, idea, plano
      • 2008, Khavn De La Cruz, Ultraviolins, UP Press, →ISBN, page 182:
        Wala, trip ko lang, wala lang akong magawa. May reklamo ka? Ako wala. Wala akong pakialam sa yo at sa kung ano mang iniisip mo. Bakit sa SM? Kase. Kase pareho ng initials ko. Yun lang.
        Nothing, just my idea, ['coz] I have nothing to do. Any problems? Nothing. I don't mind you and anything you think. Why in SM? Coz. Coz it's the same initials as mine. Just that.
    2. something one likes to do (especially on a whim or impulse)
      Synonyms: gusto, kasayahan, kursunada, hilig
      • 1989, National Mid-week:
        May asawa at anak ang lalaki, pero trip niya ang mamboso at mambastos sa telepono. Ginagamit ng lalaki ang ... ang mensahe ng pelikula. Ang problema ay nakaka-depress dahil mahirap labanan nang ganoon ang lalaking sira ang ulo.
        The man has a wife and a son, but he likes to harass and flirt with women on the telephone. The man uses the message of the movie. The problem is depressing because it's difficult to fight such a stupid man.
      • 1998, Honorio Bartolome De Dios, Sa Labas Ng Parlor, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:
        Siguro nga napapayag mo siya, pero, nilasing mo 'yung tao, e. Hindi ko siya nilasing. Pareho kaming lasing n'ung gabing 'yun. Arnold, kilala ko ang kumpare ko. Matagal na kaming magkasama niyan. Ang trip talaga niya 'pag lasing, sex.
        You possible enticed her, but, you made the person drunk, don't you? I didn't made her drunk. We're both drunk that night. Arnold, I know my buddies. We've been together for long. What she likes when drunk is to have sex.
    3. act of taking advantage of someone (by duping, tricking, cheating, etc.)
      Synonyms: pananamantala, panloloko
    4. trip (hallucination due to drugs)

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    trip (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜉ᜔) (slang)

    1. (pseudoverb) to want; to like (to do something, especially on a whim or impulse)
      Synonyms: gusto, nais
      Trip ko lang na mambasag ng mga bintana ng kotse, kasi sabog ako n'on.
      I'ved just wanted to break car windows, 'coz I'm high that time.

    Further reading

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    • “trip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[6], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Likely from English trip, perhaps the drug sense.

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    trip (definite accusative tribi, plural tripler)

    1. (slang, informal) an instance of sullen, capricious behavior

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    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From Middle English trip.

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    trip m (plural tripiau or trips)

    1. trip (journey; stumble or misstep; period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations)

    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of trip
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    trip drip nhrip thrip

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Yimchungru Naga

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krəp, cognate to Chungli Ao ajeb.

    Verb

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    trip

    1. to weep

    Further reading

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    • James A. Matisoff, John B. Lowe et al., editors (2015–present), “PTB *krap WEEP”, in The Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus
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