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tripped up

tripped up is the simple past and past participle of trip up.

Meaning of trip up

Verb

trip up (third-person singular simple present trips up, present participle tripping up, simple past and past participle tripped up)

  1. (intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake.
  2. (transitive) To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
  3. (intransitive) To fall or stumble.
  4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to fall or stumble.

Questions about tripped up

What is tripped up the simple past and past participle of?
Tripped up is the simple past and past participle of trip up.

Words near tripped up in the dictionary

  1. tripped out
  2. tripped over
  3. tripped over oneself
  4. tripped the light fantastic
  5. tripped the light fantastic toe
  6. tripped up
  7. tripper
  8. tripperish
  9. trippers
  10. Trippes
  11. trippest

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