The difference between Travel and Trip

When used as nouns, travel means the act of traveling, whereas trip means a journey.

When used as verbs, travel means to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage, whereas trip means to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot.

Trip is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to trips.

check bellow for the other definitions of Travel and Trip

  1. Travel as a verb (intransitive):

    To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "I like to travel."

  2. Travel as a verb (intransitive):

    To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "Soundwaves can travel through water."

  3. Travel as a verb (intransitive, basketball):

    To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

  4. Travel as a verb (transitive):

    To travel throughout (a place).

    Examples:

    "I’ve travelled the world."

  5. Travel as a verb (transitive):

    To force to journey.

  6. Travel as a verb (obsolete):

    To labour; to travail.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Hooker"

  1. Travel as a noun:

    The act of traveling.

    Examples:

    "space travel"

    "travel to Spain"

  2. Travel as a noun:

    A series of journeys.

  3. Travel as a noun:

    An account of one's travels.

    Examples:

    "I’m off on my travels around France again."

  4. Travel as a noun:

    The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.

  5. Travel as a noun:

    The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.

    Examples:

    "There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment."

    "My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches."

  6. Travel as a noun (obsolete):

    Labour; parturition; travail.

  1. Trip as a noun:

    a journey; an excursion or jaunt

    Examples:

    "We made a trip to the beach."

  2. Trip as a noun:

    a stumble or misstep

    Examples:

    "He was injured due to a trip down the stairs."

  3. Trip as a noun (figurative):

    an error; a failure; a mistake

  4. Trip as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "He had a strange trip after taking LSD."

  5. Trip as a noun:

    a faux pas, a social error

  6. Trip as a noun:

    intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition

    Examples:

    "ego trip; power trip; nostalgia trip; guilt trip'"

  7. Trip as a noun (engineering):

    a mechanical cutout device

  8. Trip as a noun (electricity):

    a trip-switch or cut-out

    Examples:

    "It's dark because the trip operated."

  9. Trip as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "trip the light fantastic <sup>w Trip the light fantastic (phrase) W</sup>"

  10. Trip as a noun (obsolete):

    a small piece; a morsel; a bit

  11. Trip as a noun:

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

  12. Trip as a noun (nautical):

    a single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward

  1. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "Be careful not to trip on the tree roots."

  2. Trip as a verb (transitive, sometimes followed by "up"):

    to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble

    Examples:

    "A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away."

  3. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

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

  4. Trip as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict

  5. Trip as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "When we get into the factory, trip the lights."

  6. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to be activated, as by a signal or an event

    Examples:

    "The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic."

  7. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors."

  8. Trip as a verb (intransitive):

    to journey, to make a trip

    Examples:

    "Last summer we tripped to the coast."

  9. Trip as a verb (intransitive, dated):

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

  10. Trip as a verb (nautical):

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

  11. Trip as a verb (nautical):

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

  12. Trip as a verb (slang, AAVE, most commonly used in the form [[tripping]]):

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

  1. Trip as an adjective (poker slang):

    of or relating to trips

  1. Trip as a noun (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    a herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.

  2. Trip as a noun (obsolete):

    a troop of men; a host

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Robert of Brunne"

  3. Trip as a noun:

    a flock of wigeons

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