trip

Everyday

1. A trip is a journey to a place and back, often short: a school trip. tree →
2. To trip is to catch your foot on something and almost fall or fall. tree →
3. To trip someone up is to make them fall, or to make them make a mistake. tree →
4. A round trip is going and coming back. tree →
5. Trip can also mean to walk or dance with quick, light steps. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: a journey with distance, cost or time; trips counted and multiplied by distance or cost; «round trip» is twice one way. School: field trip, school trip, permission slip. Safety: tidy toys away so nobody trips over them. Everyday: day trip, business trip, «have a good trip».

Examples

• The trip to the zoo is 30 miles. tree →
• The bus makes 4 trips a day. tree →
• Each trip costs 3 dollars. tree →
• A round trip is 2 times the distance one way. tree →
• Our class went on a trip to the museum. tree →
• Mind you don't trip over the cable. tree →
• He tripped on the step and fell. tree →
• Have a good trip! tree →
• They tripped about in the cabbage garden. tree →

Note

Countable noun; verb doubles the p: tripped, tripping. Trips are often counted and multiplied by distance or cost. Trap: «round trip» is twice one way.