Definition: detect a blunder or misstep
Usage: The reporter tripped up the senator
Similar words: learn, pick up, find out, discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, see
Definition: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Usage: I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted
Synonyms: slip up, trip up, stumble
Definition: make an error
Usage: She slipped up and revealed the name