1.a journey for some purpose (usually including the return);
he took a trip to the shopping center
2.a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs;
an acid trip
3.an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;
he blamed his slip on the ice
4.an exciting or stimulting experience
5.a catch mechanism that acts as a switch;
the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water
6.a light or nimble tread;
he heard the trip of women's feet overhead
7.an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;
he recited the whole poem without a single trip
1.miss a step and fall or nearly fall;
She stumbled over the tree root
2.cause to stumble;
The questions on the test tripped him up
3.make a trip for pleasure
4.put in motion or move to act;
trigger a reaction
5.get high, stoned, or drugged;
He trips every weekend