Trip vs. Picnic

Tripnoun

a journey; an excursion or jaunt

Tripnoun

a stumble or misstep

Tripnoun

(figurative) an error; a failure; a mistake

Tripnoun

a period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations

Tripnoun

a faux pas, a social error

Tripnoun

intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition

Tripnoun

(engineering) a mechanical cutout device

Tripnoun

(electricity) a trip-switch or cut-out

Tripnoun

a quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip

Tripnoun

(obsolete) a small piece; a morsel; a bit

Tripnoun

the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing

Tripnoun

(nautical) a single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward

Tripnoun

a herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.

Tripnoun

(obsolete) a troop of men; a host

Tripnoun

a flock of wigeons

Tripverb

(intransitive) to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

Tripverb

to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them

Tripverb

(intransitive) to be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc

Tripverb

to detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict

Tripverb

(transitive) to activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch

Tripverb

(intransitive) to be activated, as by a signal or an event

Tripverb

(intransitive) to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs

Tripverb

(intransitive) to journey, to make a trip

Tripverb

to move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip

Tripverb

(nautical) to raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free

Tripverb

(nautical) to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it

Tripverb

to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption

Tripadjective

(poker slang) of or relating to trips

Tripverb

To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; - sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

Tripverb

To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe.

Tripverb

To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false step; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble.

Tripverb

Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail.

Tripverb

To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; - often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling.

Tripverb

To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.

Tripverb

To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict; also called trip up.

Tripverb

To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free.

Tripverb

To release, let fall, or set free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent; to activate by moving a release mechanism, often unintentionally; as, to trip an alarm.

Tripnoun

A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.

Tripnoun

A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.

Tripnoun

A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.

Tripnoun

A small piece; a morsel; a bit.

Tripnoun

A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing.

Tripnoun

A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.

Tripnoun

A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.

Tripnoun

A troop of men; a host.

Tripnoun

A flock of widgeons.

Tripnoun

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return);

Tripnoun

a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs;

Tripnoun

an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;

Tripnoun

an exciting or stimulting experience

Tripnoun

a catch mechanism that acts as a switch;

Tripnoun

a light or nimble tread;

Tripnoun

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;

Tripverb

miss a step and fall or nearly fall;

Tripverb

cause to stumble;

Tripverb

make a trip for pleasure

Tripverb

put in motion or move to act;

Tripverb

get high, stoned, or drugged;

Picnicnoun

An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.

Picnicnoun

The meal eaten at such a gathering.

Picnicnoun

(figurative) An easy or pleasant task.

Picnicnoun

(obsolete) An entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.

Picnicverb

To eat a picnic.

Picnicnoun

Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).

Picnicverb

To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.

Picnicnoun

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

Picnicnoun

any undertaking that is easy to do;

Picnicnoun

any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

Picnicverb

eat alfresco, in the open air;

Picnic

A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (al fresco) as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, and usually in summer. Picnics are usually meant for the late mornings or midday, but could also be held later in the day.