trip up

Meanings

• Verb

  To cause someone to stumble or make a mistake, often unintentionally.

  - "He tripped up his opponent during the race."
  - "The confusing instructions tripped me up."
  - "The misplaced decimal point in the calculation tripped up the accountant."

• Verb

  To fail or cause something to fail, especially in a sudden or unexpected way.

  - "The aging infrastructure of the city is starting to trip up the progress of development."
  - "The faulty equipment tripped up the production line."
  - "His past mistakes continued to trip him up in his career."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trip up
hump , jump , lump , rump , stump

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Variants

List of all variants of trip up that leads to same result
trip up , tripped up , tripping up , trips up

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Etymology

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The origin of the phrase 'trip up' can be traced back to Old English 'trippan,' meaning 'to prick, pierce, or sting,' and later developed the meaning of 'to stumble' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The phrase 'trip up' is often used in sports to describe an opponent making a mistake or error.

2. In the game of chess, a 'trip up' is a move that leads an opponent into a disadvantageous position.

3. The phrase 'trip up' is also used in computer programming to describe a bug or error in the code.

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Related Concepts

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1. stumble: Synonym of 'trip up' meaning to make a mistake or fail.

2. misstep: Synonym of 'trip up' meaning to make a mistake or fail.

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Culture

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In literature, 'trip up' has been used metaphorically to describe characters' mistakes or missteps that lead to their downfall. In art, images of people tripping up or falling down have been used to represent the human condition and the fragility of life.

How to Memorize "trip up"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine tripping over an invisible obstacle or stumbling on an uneven surface.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with images of people or objects falling or making mistakes.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Tripping Over T's: Trips, Tumbles, and Tangles' to remember the meaning of 'trip up'.

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