English Explanatory Dictionary

power trip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any activity which confers a sense of power on the person involved.
  2. The excitement that results from such an activity.
  3. A power outage or a blackout, when an electrical device or system suddenly stops working.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-power trip.wav

Word forms

power trip power trips

Synonyms

power cut

Related words

power move power play show of strength sense 1 power-trip power-tripping sense 2 trip switch sense 3
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