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trip out

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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

Then in mid-April, he went on a 10-day trip out of state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

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

One day I realized that our whole trip out to Lewiston had been a gift from Gram and Gramps to me.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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