Meaning of trip in English

trip

noun

/trɪp/ us

/trɪp/

trip noun (JOURNEY)

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A2 [ C ]

a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again:

trip from somewhere to somewhere The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.

on a trip We're going on a trip to Norway this summer.

trip round I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round the bay.

trip abroad mainly UK We can't afford another trip abroad this year.

It's a ten-mile trip from the airport to the hotel.

business trip She's away on a business trip and won't be back until next week.

school trip Do you want to go on the school trip to France this year?

shopping trip I was thinking we could go on a shopping trip to New York this weekend.

Synonyms

excursion
expedition
jaunt 
journey  (TRIP)
junket disapproving
outing

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You should always check your oil, water and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
How about a trip to the zoo this afternoon?
She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid.
The travel company has written giving information about the trip.
He's always going off around the world on business trips, leaving his wife to cope with the babies by herself.

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Journeys

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trip noun (FALL)

[ C usually singular ]

an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running:

She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs.

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Falling and dropping

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trip noun (EXPERIENCE)

[ C ] slang

an experience in which someone sees, hears, or feels things that do not exist as a result of taking an illegal drug:

have a bad trip If you take this stuff when you're depressed, you'll have a really bad trip.

[ C usually singular ] mainly US informal

a person or experience that is strange or entertaining and exciting:

My science teacher is such a trip - he says the most bizarre things.

guilt/power/ego trip disapproving

a period of time when you experience a particular feeling strongly:

on a guilt/power/ego trip She's been on a real power trip since she became the office manager.

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trip

verb

/trɪp/ us

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trip verb (LOSE BALANCE)

B2 [ I or T ]

to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this:

He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee.

trip over That cable is dangerous. Someone might trip over it.

He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about to score.

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to go down onto the ground suddenly

fallShe slipped and fell.
dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.

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The bowler tripped as he was delivering the ball .
She tripped and fell over.
I tripped as I got off the bus.
She tripped over the rug.
I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path.

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trip verb (MOVE)

[ I usually + adv/prep ]

to move with quick, gentle steps:

trip down She looked stunning as she tripped down the stairs in her ball gown.

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Moving quickly

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trip verb (SWITCH)

[ T ]

to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch:

A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike.

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Electricity & electronics

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trip verb (EXPERIENCE)

[ I ] slang

to experience the effects of taking an illegal drug that causes the user to see, hear, or feel things that do not exist:

trip out on As a student he spent a lot of time tripping out on LSD.

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Idiom

trip off the tongue

Phrasal verb

trip (someone) up

(Definition of trip from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

trip | American Dictionary

trip

noun [ C ]

/trɪp/

trip noun [C] (TRAVEL)

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an occasion on which someone goes to a place and returns from it, or the act of traveling from one place to another:

a camping/shopping trip

We plan to take a trip out west later this year.

They went on a three-week trip to Europe.

Alejandro had to make a number of business trips to New York.

trip noun [C] (EXPERIENCE)

slang

a strongly felt experience:

What a trip this book is!

trip

verb [ I/T ]

/trɪp/

-pp-

trip verb [I/T] (LOSE BALANCE)

to lose your balance because your foot hits against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to lose his or her balance:

[ I ] He injured his ankle when he tripped over a water sprinkler while jogging.

[ I ] She nearly tripped on the rug.

Phrasal verb

trip up (someone)

(Definition of trip from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

trip | Business English

trip

noun [ C ]

/trɪp/ us

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a journey to a place, where you stay for a short time, and then come back again:

go on/make/take a trip She always flies business class when she goes on trips to the US.

a part of a journey to or back from a place:

the outward/return trip The trucks are being loaded for the return trip.

See also

business trip

round trip

(Definition of trip from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of trip

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Tourists maximize their utility from visiting the sanctuary based on the characteristics of their trip and their own preferences and constraints.

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Similar to recreation trips, fuelwood collection trips can be modeled as functions of travel costs (shadow prices) and resource quality (forest condition).

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The profile was taken 1020 trip heights downstream of the trip.

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His idea of a delegation going to coastal areas for alleged purpose of attracting investment may well be an excuse for a sight-seeing trip.

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Current feedback trips the controller to idle mode when an over current condition occurs for more than a few seconds.

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Some had to carry their goods upstairs, and sometimes they had to make several trips.

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Buying local agricultural products generally involves an extra shopping trip, perhaps on a specific day of the week, to a specialized outlet.

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This results in a development length of 1500 trip heights before the location where the flat-plate profiles are measured.

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The second author guided these trips, during in which other elders and hunters were met occasionally.

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According to the interviews, seal and beluga hunts often require long trips, making the operation costs of a canoe with an outboard engine prohibitive.

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In a traditional shopping trip, the buyer interacts with vendors directly by visiting their shops.

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After all, when you are immortal (or nearly so), all trips are the same length.

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Gandhians made frequent trips, giving lectures, writing books, and winning support for nonviolence.

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If plaintiffs lived in remote villages, they had to make overnight trips to the yamen courts in designated cities.

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For all four men, regular vacations and business trips have provided time to investigate potential markets and find likely buyers.

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