Synonyms: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
Definition: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Usage: he recited the whole poem without a single trip; he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later; confusion caused his unfortunate misstep
Similar words: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, fuckup, flub, foul-up, pratfall
Definition: an embarrassing mistake
Synonyms: trip
Definition: a light or nimble tread
Usage: he heard the trip of women's feet overhead
Similar words: step
Definition: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
Usage: he walked with unsteady steps
Synonyms: trip
Definition: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
Usage: he took a trip to the shopping center
Similar words: journey, journeying
Definition: the act of traveling from one place to another
Definition: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
Usage: the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water
Definition: a restraint that checks the motion of something
Usage: he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Definition: an exciting or stimulating experience
Similar words: experience
Definition: an event as apprehended
Usage: a surprising experience; that painful experience certainly got our attention
Definition: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
Usage: he blamed his slip on the ice; the jolt caused many slips and a few spills
Similar words: misadventure, mischance, mishap
Definition: an instance of misfortune
Synonyms: trip
Definition: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs
Usage: an acid trip
Similar words: hallucination
Definition: illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Synonyms: set off, spark, spark off, activate, actuate, trigger, trigger off, trip, touch off
Definition: put in motion or move to act
Usage: trigger a reaction; actuate the circuits
Similar words: initiate, pioneer
Definition: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
Usage: This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants
Definition: miss a step and fall or nearly fall
Usage: She stumbled over the tree root
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right