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Noun
S:
(n)
lurch (lurch%1:04:00::)
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stumble (stumble%1:04:00::)
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stagger (stagger%1:04:00::)
(an unsteady uneven gait)
S:
(n)
trip (trip%1:04:01::)
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trip-up (trip-up%1:04:00::)
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stumble (stumble%1:04:01::)
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misstep (misstep%1:04:00::)
(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"
Verb
S:
(v)
stumble (stumble%2:38:01::)
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falter (falter%2:38:00::)
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bumble (bumble%2:38:00::)
(walk unsteadily)
"The drunk man stumbled about"
S:
(v)
stumble (stumble%2:38:00::)
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trip (trip%2:38:00::)
(miss a step and fall or nearly fall)
"She stumbled over the tree root"
S:
(v)
stumble (stumble%2:40:10::)
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hit (hit%2:40:05::)
(encounter by chance)
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
S:
(v)
stumble (stumble%2:31:00::)
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slip up (slip_up%2:31:00::)
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trip up (trip_up%2:31:01::)
(make an error)
"She slipped up and revealed the name"