English verb: trip up | |||
1. | trip up (cognition) detect a blunder or misstep | ||
Samples | The reporter tripped up the senator. | ||
Synonyms | catch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||
2. | trip up (motion) cause to stumble | ||
Samples | The questions on the test tripped him up. | ||
Synonyms | trip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Cause | stumble, trip | ||
3. | trip up (cognition) make an error | ||
Samples | She slipped up and revealed the name. | ||
Synonyms | slip up, stumble | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | err, mistake, slip | ||