trip

(noun) a journey for some purpose (usually including the return). Example: "He took a trip to the shopping center."

(noun) a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs. Example: "An acid trip."

(noun) an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall. Synonyms: slip. Examples: "He blamed his slip on the ice." "The jolt caused many slips and a few spills."

(noun) an exciting or stimulating experience. Synonyms: head trip.

(noun) a catch mechanism that acts as a switch. Synonyms: tripper. Example: "The pressure activates the tripper and releases the water."

(noun) a light or nimble tread. Example: "He heard the trip of women's feet overhead."

(noun) an unintentional but embarrassing blunder. Synonyms: trip-up, stumble, misstep. Examples: "He recited the whole poem without a single trip." "He arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later." "Confusion caused his unfortunate misstep."

(verb) miss a step and fall or nearly fall. Synonyms: stumble. Example: "She stumbled over the tree root."

(verb) cause to stumble. Synonyms: trip up. Example: "The questions on the test tripped him up."

(verb) make a trip for pleasure. Synonyms: travel, jaunt.

(verb) put in motion or move to act. Synonyms: actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off. Examples: "Trigger a reaction." "Actuate the circuits."

(verb) get high, stoned, or drugged. Synonyms: trip out, turn on, get off. Example: "He trips every weekend."