Trip
Crossword Clue & Answers

29 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 40 answers for the crossword clue 'Trip', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Trip a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Trip as an answer itself some 262 times.

Trip is a single word clue made up of 4 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Friday, 26 November 2021 with the answer being EXPEDITION, but the most popular answer for this clue is STUMBLE.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 26 Nov 2021
• The Sun Cryptic - 7 Aug 2021
• The Guardian Quick - 17 Jun 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 24 May 2021

Definitions and usage

Before we get to our crossword answers for 'Trip', take a look at the definitions and example uses below, sometimes these help you think of different words or phrases that are common to 'Trip' and give you a hint.

• An unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
• A journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
• A light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
• A catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"
• An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
• An exciting or stimulating experience
• A hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
• Miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root"
• Get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
• Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
• Make a trip for pleasure
• Cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

EGO
An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

ERR
Wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

4 Letters

ROAD
A way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"

SLIP
A socially awkward or tactless act

TOUR
A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"

5 Letters

JAUNT
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

SPARK
A momentary flash of light

SPILL
A sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

UPEND
Set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"

6 Letters

DAYOUT

GETOFF
Cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"

JUNKET
A trip taken by an official at public expense

OUTING
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

SETOFF
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

TRAVEL
Self-propelled movement

TRIPUP
Detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"

TUMBLE
A sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

TURNON
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

VOYAGE
An act of traveling by water

7 Letters

ACTUATE
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

GETAWAY
Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

JOURNEY
The act of traveling from one place to another

MISSTEP
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

ODYSSEY
A long wandering and eventful journey

STUMBLE
An unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

TRIGGER
A device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

TRIPOUT
Get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"

TRIPPER
A catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water"

8 Letters

ACTIVATE
Aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

BUSINESS
Incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"

FALLOVER
Fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a sound"

HEADTRIP
An exciting or stimulating experience

PRATFALL
An embarrassing mistake

SPARKOFF
Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

TOUCHOFF
Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

9 Letters

EXCURSION
Wandering from the main path of a journey

10 Letters

EXPEDITION
A journey organized for a particular purpose

TRIGGEROFF
Put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

15 Letters

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