trip: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with T · ends with P
Meaning of trip
noun
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Example: beach trip, camping trip, fishing trip, school trip, shopping trip
A journey; an excursion or jaunt. A short outing for a specified purpose.
Example: He went on a trip to the drug store.
- colloquial
A journey; an excursion or jaunt. A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
Example: He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
An unusual or remarkable experience.
Example: I had a weird experience, it was quite the trip.
Listed forms: trips.
Source: Wiktionary — trip.
verb
- intransitive
To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
Example: Be careful not to trip on those tree roots. You tripped over the cat and fell downstairs just last week.
- sometimes, transitive
To cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them.
Example: A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
- intransitive
To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
- transitive
To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
Example: When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
Listed forms: trips, tripping, tripped.
Source: Wiktionary — trip.
adj
- not-comparable, slang
Of or relating to trips (three of a kind).
Source: Wiktionary — trip.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for trip.
noun
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
noun
an exciting or stimulating experience
- head trip
noun
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch
noun
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is trip in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of trip
T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + P(3) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of trip
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from trip
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in trip. Showing up to 24, longest first.