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TRIP UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Detect a blunder or misstep
Example:
The reporter tripped up the senator
Synonyms:
catch; trip up
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "trip up" is one way to...):
discover; find out; get a line; get wind; get word; hear; learn; pick up; see (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
trip-up (an unintentional but embarrassing blunder)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make an error
Example:
She slipped up and revealed the name
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "trip up" is one way to...):
err; mistake; slip (to make a mistake or be incorrect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
trip-up (an unintentional but embarrassing blunder)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cause to stumble
Example:
The questions on the test tripped him up
Synonyms:
trip; trip up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Cause:
stumble; trip (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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