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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:

slip up; stumble; trip up

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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