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trip out

British  

verb

  1. (adverb) (of an electrical circuit) to disconnect or be disconnected or (of a machine) to stop or be stopped by means of a trip switch or trip button

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Once, when a housemate defended his dissertation at Fordham, two residents made the trip out to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Given that your savings are substantial, it makes sense to take the $10,000 for this Thailand trip out of your savings account.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Her daughter and son-in-law, who live with her, were on a trip out of state, so she spent most of the day in her car at the evacuation center with the pets.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Les recommends offering a family trip out to the cinema or bowling the night before, to help ease the stress.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024

It was not the naughty insomnia that resulted from a trip out to the shed to listen to the contraband station.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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