Word a Day
trip
What does trip mean?
trip (noun): a journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use trip in a sentence?
- We make annual trips to the museum. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- They have been on a trip since last month. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce trip?
/tɹɪp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does trip come from?
From Middle English trippen (“tread or step lightly and nimbly, skip, dance”), perhaps from Old French triper (“to hop or dance around, strike with the feet”), from a Frankish source.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “trip” mean?
a burden; a weight to be carried
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a particular instance of selling
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the result or outcome of a cause
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a journey; an excursion or jaunt
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