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trips

The correct spelling is trips.

How to pronounce trips

/tɹɪps/
noun

IPA: /tɹɪps/

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The correct spelling is trips. A journey; an excursion or jaunt For example: "We made a trip to the beach."

Usage Examples

We made a trip to the beach.

He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.

He had a strange trip after taking LSD.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A journey; an excursion or jaunt
  2. 2.A stumble or misstep
  3. 3.An error; a failure; a mistake
  4. 4.A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations
  5. 5.A faux pas, a social error

verb

  1. 1.To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
  2. 2.(sometimes followed by "up") to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them
  3. 3.To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
  4. 4.To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
  5. 5.To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch

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