Definition of trip

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • trip is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • trip is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • trip is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of trip


  • get high, stoned, or drugged (verb)

    Examples

    1. He trips every weekend

    Synonyms

    1. get off
    2. trip out
    3. turn on
  • put in motion or move to act (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. activate
    2. actuate
    3. set off
    4. spark
    5. spark off
    6. touch off
    7. trigger
    8. trigger off
  • miss a step and fall or nearly fall (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. stumble
  • cause to stumble (verb)

    Examples

    1. The questions on the test tripped him up

    Synonyms

    1. trip up
  • a catch mechanism that acts as a switch (noun)

    Examples

    1. the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water

    Synonyms

    1. tripper
  • an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. slip
  • an exciting or stimulating experience (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. head trip
  • make a trip for pleasure (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. jaunt
    2. travel
  • an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun)

    Examples

    1. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
    2. he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later

    Synonyms

    1. misstep
    2. stumble
    3. trip-up
  • a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs (noun)

    Examples

    1. an acid trip
  • a journey for some purpose (usually including the return) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he took a trip to the shopping center
  • a light or nimble tread (noun)

    Examples

    1. he heard the trip of women's feet overhead

See definition of trip in Merriam Webster