Experience and Method of Learning to Tie Shoelaces

noun

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

e.g. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

Synonym: trip-upstumblemisstep

2. a light or nimble tread

e.g. he heard the trip of women's feet overhead

3. a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

e.g. he took a trip to the shopping center

4. a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

e.g. the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water

Synonym: tripper

5. an exciting or stimulating experience

Synonym: head trip

6. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

e.g. he blamed his slip on the ice
the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

Synonym: slip

7. a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

e.g. an acid trip

noun

1. an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

Synonym: method acting

2. a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

verb

1. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

e.g. did you solve the problem?
Work out your problems with the boss
this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out
did you get it?
Did you get my meaning?
He could not work the math problem

Synonym: work outfigure outpuzzle outlickwork

2. find the solution

e.g. solve an equation
solve for x

Synonym: resolve

3. settle, as of a debt

e.g. clear a debt
solve an old debt

Synonym: clear

adv

1. quickly and without warning

e.g. he stopped suddenly

Synonym: abruptlyshortdead

2. happening unexpectedly

e.g. suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side

Synonym: all of a suddenof a sudden

3. on impulse
without premeditation

e.g. he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment
he made up his mind suddenly

Synonym: on the spur of the moment

noun

1. the motion made by flapping up and down

    Synonym: flapflutterfluttering