(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"
a general inclusive concept
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
an exciting or stimulating experience
a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"
put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"