trip vs step

trip and step both are nouns.

trip and step both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trip	Yes	No	Yes	No
step	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, step is a hypernym of trip; that is, step is a word with a broader meaning than trip:

trip: a light or nimble tread
step: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

trip (noun)	step (noun)
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)	the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a light or nimble tread	a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
a catch mechanism that acts as a switch	support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall	a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
an exciting or stimulating experience	a musical interval of two semitones
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs	a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
	the sound of a step of someone walking
	the distance covered by a step
	a short distance
	relative position in a graded series

trip (verb)	step (verb)
get high, stoned, or drugged	measure (distances) by pacing
put in motion or move to act	move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
miss a step and fall or nearly fall	place (a ship's mast) in its step
cause to stumble	shift or move by taking a step
make a trip for pleasure	put down or press the foot, place the foot
	walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
	move with one's feet in a specific manner
	furnish with steps
	treat badly
	cause (a computer) to execute a single command

Difference between trip and step

Words related to "step"

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