trips 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tripsnext
plural of trip
1
as in expeditions
a going from one place to another usually of some distance I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency

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2
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster

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trips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trip
1
as in jogs
to go at a pace faster than a walk went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married

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2
as in falls
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily tripped over a chair and landed on her face

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3
as in hops
to move with a light springing step dancers tripping lightly across the stage

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4
as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer

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5
as in fumbles
to make a mistake the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trips
  1. expeditions
  2. falls
  3. errors
  4. runs
  5. slips
  6. excursions
  7. flights
Noun
  • From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus’ expeditions.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of expeditions
Verb
  • He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Still, there's plenty of emotions to be had when a florist (Blake Lively) falls for a charming neurosurgeon (director Justin Baldoni), her childhood sweetheart (Brandon Sklenar) re-enters her life, and her beau turns into an abusive jerk.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of falls
Noun
  • However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Take the recent advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of all people, which suggested verifying phishing emails by checking for spelling errors and grammatical inconsistencies.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of errors
Verb
  • Nell runs afoul of the louche, drunken offspring of the town's landlord, things escalate, and Nell finds herself on the run and framed for murder, along with her two sisters, Roxy (Bo Bragason) and George (Florence Keen), and the Blanchefords' former groomsman, Rasselas (Enyi Okoronkwo).
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The rodeo season runs year-round, officially from October 1 through September 30.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of runs
Verb
  • Plus, the design slips smoothly onto luggage handles, making those airport dashes a breeze.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Every year on the winter solstice, sunlight slips through a slit in the monument’s rocky ceiling and floods the tomb with light.
    Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of slips
Noun
  • Guests can lounge on volcanic beaches, bliss out with a seaweed wrap at the on-site spa, bop into Rodney Bay, or head out on adventurous excursions to zip-line through the rainforest or snorkel the reefs.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Snorkeling, scuba diving, dolphin excursions and even planting coral with the resort’s resident marine biologist, among other adventures, are also available.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of excursions
Noun
  • In a statement from the airlines translated by the Times, the company said Friday regular flights to eight Russian cities had been suspended.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • In July, a cybersecurity company accidentally introduced a single software bug that canceled or delayed tens of thousands of flights and trains, halted surgeries, and blacked out television broadcasts around the world.
    The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of flights
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