HyperDic: trip-up

English > 1 sense of the word trip-up:
NOUNacttrip-up, trip, stumble, misstepan unintentional but embarrassing blunder
English > trip-up: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAn unintentional but embarrassing blunder.
Example "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
Synonymstrip, stumble, misstep
Broaderblunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-booAn embarrassing mistake
Spanishdesliz, paso en falso, traspié, trompicón, tropezón, tropiezo
Catalanensopegada, entrebancada
Verbstrip updetect a blunder or misstep
trip upmake an error

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