The meaning of Trips

verb

Make (something) active or operative.

Usage examples:

Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm

verb

To cause something to start working

Usage examples:

Something activated the car alarm.

verb

To make something start working or happening

Usage examples:

New customers must call an automated line to activate their card., the move will activate a clause …

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

Usage examples:

Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

Usage examples:

I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

Usage examples:

The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

Usage examples:

A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Usage examples:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Usage examples:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

noun

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Usage examples:

Everyone was taking part in the dance

verb

Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.

Usage examples:

An excursion to london zoo

noun

A short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

Usage examples:

My class is going on an excursion to niagara falls.

noun

A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.

Usage examples:

An expedition to the jungles of the orinoco

noun

A long, organized trip for a particular purpose, or the people, vehicles, or ships making such a trip

Usage examples:

A military expedition

noun

Speed in doing something

Usage examples:

We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition.

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

phrasal verb

Lose an upright position suddenly

phrasal verb

To fall to the ground

Usage examples:

Our apple tree fell down in the storm., he stumbled and fell down., many buildings in the old part …

phrasal verb

If a building is falling down, it is in a very bad condition and there is a risk that it will break into pieces and drop to the ground

Usage examples:

Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down.

verb

Turn over with a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

The plane flipped over and then exploded

noun

A sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

She dismissed his qualms with a flip of her hand

adjective

Glib or flippant.

Usage examples:

He couldn't get away with flip, funny conversation

verb

(of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.

Usage examples:

He raised his arms to permit the officer to frisk him

noun

An act of frisking someone.

Usage examples:

A frisk search

verb

To use your hands to search someone’s clothes and body for hidden objects or weapons

Usage examples:

I was frisked when we went through security at the airport., the dog ran ahead, frisking in the bru…

verb

Run or jump about playfully.

Usage examples:

The mare gambolled towards her

noun

An act of running or jumping about playfully.

Usage examples:

The two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together

verb

To run and jump in a happy way

Usage examples:

Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.

noun

A long walk or walking tour.

Usage examples:

A five-mile hike across rough terrain

verb

Walk for a long distance, especially across country.

Usage examples:

They hiked across the moors

verb

To walk a long distance, esp. in the countryside

Usage examples:

We plan to hike from lake to lake., i’ve got to hike back to my car to get my jacket., dairies have…

noun

An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

Usage examples:

I spent my summer holidays on a farm

verb

A short period during which the payment of instalments, tax, etc. may be suspended.

Usage examples:

A pension holiday

noun

A day for celebration when many people are allowed to stay away from work or school

Usage examples:

A national holiday

verb

(of a person) move by jumping on one foot.

Usage examples:

He hopped along beside her

noun

A hopping movement.

Usage examples:

Place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around

verb

Flavour with hops.

Usage examples:

A strong dark beer, heavily hopped

verb

Throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.

Usage examples:

Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen

noun

A ride in a vehicle; a lift.

Usage examples:

Hey pal, any chance of a hurl?

verb

Throw forcefully

noun

A short excursion or journey made for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Her regular jaunts to europe

verb

Go on a short journey for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They went jaunting through ireland

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

A trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

Usage examples:

He was planning a six-week journey to china., as we journeyed north, the weather improved.

noun

An extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense.

Usage examples:

The latest row over city council junkets

verb

Attend or go on a trip or celebration at public expense.

Usage examples:

The mayor junketed off to christchurch for a cricket match last week

noun

An unnecessary trip by a government official which is paid for with public money

Usage examples:

The senator is off on another junket to hawaii at taxpayers’ expense.

noun

A clumsy or badly judged step.

Usage examples:

For a mountain goat one misstep could be fatal

noun

An act of placing your foot somewhere in an awkward way

Usage examples:

A misstep can mean a nasty and possibly fatal fall., his opponents are watching very carefully for …

noun

A trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less.

Usage examples:

A family outing to weston-super-mare

verb

Reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).

noun

A short trip, taken for pleasure or entertainment

Usage examples:

A family outing, an outing to the beach

verb

Travel or wander from place to place.

Usage examples:

We peregrinated over stanmore, and visited the castles of bowes and brougham

noun

A journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Usage examples:

She kept aunt ilsa company on her peregrinations

noun

A long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot

noun

A pilgrim's journey.

Usage examples:

He wanted to go on a pilgrimage to santiago de compostela

verb

Go on a pilgrimage.

Usage examples:

Thousands pilgrimage there every year

noun

A trip, often a long one, made to a holy place for religious reasons

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Usage examples:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Usage examples:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

verb

Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.

Usage examples:

The dog ran across the road

noun

An act or spell of running.

Usage examples:

I usually go for a run in the morning

verb

Move fast by using one's feet

verb

(especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement.

Usage examples:

He scampered in like an overgrown puppy

noun

An act of scampering.

Usage examples:

He heard the squeak and scamper of rats

verb

Run or move about quickly or lightly

verb

Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.

Usage examples:

She began to skip down the path

noun

A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.

Usage examples:

He moved with a strange, dancing skip

noun

A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.

Usage examples:

I've salvaged a carpet from a skip

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

verb

Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

I slipped over on the ice

noun

An act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance.

Usage examples:

A single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside

noun

A small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

Usage examples:

His monthly salary slip

verb

Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.

Usage examples:

You'll spill that tea if you're not careful

noun

A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt.

Usage examples:

Wipe up spills immediately

noun

A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

verb

Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

Usage examples:

I sprang out of bed

noun

The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.

Usage examples:

In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

verb

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun

An unsteady walk or movement.

Usage examples:

She walked with a stagger

verb

Walk with great difficulty

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Usage examples:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Usage examples:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

To lean forward and fall

Usage examples:

[ t ] a large tree was toppled by the wind., [ t ] the government toppled after several large publi…

verb

To remove a person or organization from a position of power

Usage examples:

This was a secret bid to topple the chairman and take his job., their aim was to topple the superma…

verb

Move in a feeble or unsteady way.

Usage examples:

A hunched figure was tottering down the path

noun

A feeble or unsteady gait.

Usage examples:

You may say that none of this sounds like a leap forward, more like a totter backwards.

noun

A person who makes a living by salvaging saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps.

Usage examples:

Coney street in york was a totter's paradise on tuesday morning

noun

A journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited.

Usage examples:

A motoring tour of scotland

verb

Make a tour of (an area).

Usage examples:

He decided to tour france

verb

Move from one place to another.

Usage examples:

He intends to transfer the fund's assets to the treasury

noun

An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.

Usage examples:

A transfer of wealth to the eu's poorer nations

verb

Move from one place to another

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

noun

A small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.

Usage examples:

He pulled the trigger of the shotgun

verb

Cause (a device) to function.

Usage examples:

Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the alarm

noun

A part of a gun that causes the gun to fire when pressed

Usage examples:

To pull the trigger, i triggered the smoke alarm when i burned the potatoes., eating chocolate can …

verb

Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.

Usage examples:

She pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs

noun

A sudden or headlong fall.

Usage examples:

I took a tumble in the nettles

verb

Fall down, as if collapsing

verb

Go to see and spend time with (someone) socially.

Usage examples:

I came to visit my grandmother

noun

An act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.

Usage examples:

I'll pay him a visit soon

verb

To go to a place in order to experience it, or to go to a person in order to spend time together

Usage examples:

[ t ] we visited a few galleries while we were in new york., [ t ] when are we going to visit grand…

noun

A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.

Usage examples:

His voyage to america

verb

Go on a voyage.

Usage examples:

He spent part of his life voyaging along the south african coast

noun

A long trip, esp. by ship

Usage examples:

Christopher columbus brought cattle on his second voyage to america in 1493.

noun

A dance in triple time performed by a couple, who as a pair turn rhythmically round and round as they progress around the dance floor.

Usage examples:

He thought the waltz the most difficult dance to master

verb

Dance a waltz.

Usage examples:

I waltzed across the floor with the lieutenant