To catch the foot against something and lose one's balance

• trip

  1. A going from one place to another; a journey.
  2. A stumble or fall.
  3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall.

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  1. A going from one place to another; a journey.
  2. A stumble or fall.
  3. A maneuver causing someone to stumble or fall.

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To walk unsteadily

• wobble

  1. To move or rotate with an uneven or rocking motion or unsteadily from side to side.
  2. To tremble or quaver:
  3. To waver or vacillate in one's opinions or feelings.

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  1. To move or rotate with an uneven or rocking motion or unsteadily from side to side.
  2. To tremble or quaver:
  3. To waver or vacillate in one's opinions or feelings.

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• weave

  1. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
  2. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
  3. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material:

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  1. To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
  2. To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
  3. To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material:

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• totter

  1. To sway as if about to fall.
  2. To appear about to collapse:
  3. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

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  1. To sway as if about to fall.
  2. To appear about to collapse:
  3. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger.

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• teeter

  1. To move or sway unsteadily or unsurely; totter.
  2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate.
  3. To be close to or in danger of failure or ruin:

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  1. To move or sway unsteadily or unsurely; totter.
  2. To alternate, as between opposing attitudes or positions; vacillate.
  3. To be close to or in danger of failure or ruin:

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• stagger

  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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• reel

  1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials.
  2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line.
  3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel.

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  1. A device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials.
  2. A cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod to let out or wind up the line.
  3. The quantity of wire, film, or other material wound on one reel.

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• lurch

  1. To make an abrupt sudden movement:
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:

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  1. To make an abrupt sudden movement:
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:

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• falter

  1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver:
  2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer:
  3. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:

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  1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver:
  2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer:
  3. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:

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To move awkwardly or clumsily

• bumble

  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner

• stagger

  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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• shuffle

  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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• muddle

  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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  1. To mix together, especially confusedly:
  2. To mix (a drink or the ingredients of a drink), especially with a muddler.
  3. To put into a state of confusion; confuse:

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• limp

  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily:
  3. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

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  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily:
  3. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• fudge

  1. A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
  2. Nonsense; humbug.
  3. To fake or falsify:

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  1. A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
  2. Nonsense; humbug.
  3. To fake or falsify:

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• flounder

  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• bumble

  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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To make an error or mistake

• trip up

  1. (intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake.
  2. To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
  3. (intransitive) To fall or stumble.

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  1. (intransitive) To commit an error, make a mistake.
  2. To cause (someone) to commit an error, trick into a mistake.
  3. (intransitive) To fall or stumble.

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• slip-up

  1. An error; an oversight.

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  1. An error; an oversight.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• mistake

  1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  2. A misconception or misunderstanding.
  3. To understand wrongly; misinterpret:

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  1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.
  2. A misconception or misunderstanding.
  3. To understand wrongly; misinterpret:

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• miscue

  1. A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue.
  2. A mistake.
  3. To make a miscue.

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  1. A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue.
  2. A mistake.
  3. To make a miscue.

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• err

  1. To make an error or misjudgment:
  2. To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
  3. To stray.

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  1. To make an error or misjudgment:
  2. To commit an act that is wrong; do wrong.
  3. To stray.

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A stupid, clumsy mistake

• goof

  1. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
  2. A careless mistake; a slip.
  3. To make a silly mistake; blunder:

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  1. An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
  2. A careless mistake; a slip.
  3. To make a silly mistake; blunder:

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• bloomer

  1. A plant that blooms.
  2. A person who attains full maturity and competence:
  3. A blunder.

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  1. A plant that blooms.
  2. A person who attains full maturity and competence:
  3. A blunder.

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• boner

  1. A blunder or an error.

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  1. A blunder or an error.

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• blooper

  1. A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.
  2. A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.
  3. A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.

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  1. A clumsy mistake, especially one made in public; a faux pas.
  2. A weakly hit ball that carries just beyond the infield.
  3. A high pitch that is lobbed to the batter.

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• muff

  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• foozle

  1. To do or deal with poorly or clumsily.
  2. The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.

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  1. To do or deal with poorly or clumsily.
  2. The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• bull

  1. An adult male bovine mammal.
  2. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.
  3. The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.

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  1. An adult male bovine mammal.
  2. The uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle.
  3. The adult male of certain other large animals, such as alligators, elephants, moose, or whales.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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To move in a stumbling manner

• falter

  1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver:
  2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer:
  3. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:

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  1. To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver:
  2. To speak hesitatingly; stammer:
  3. To move unsteadily or haltingly; stumble:

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• lurch

  1. To make an abrupt sudden movement:
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:

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  1. To make an abrupt sudden movement:
  2. To move with abrupt movements; move haltingly or jerkily.
  3. To roll or pitch suddenly or erratically:

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• flounder

  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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To trip

• topple

  1. To push or knock over:
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To defeat, as in a contest:

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  1. To push or knock over:
  2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of.
  3. To defeat, as in a contest:

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• tilt

  1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline:
  2. To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another:
  3. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.

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  1. To cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline:
  2. To cause to be advantageous to one party rather than another:
  3. To aim or thrust (a lance) in a joust.

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• pitch

  1. Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
  2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
  3. A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.

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  1. Any of various thick, dark, sticky substances obtained from the distillation residue of coal tar, wood tar, or petroleum and used for waterproofing, roofing, caulking, and paving.
  2. Any of various natural bitumens, such as mineral pitch or asphalt.
  3. A resin derived from the sap of various coniferous trees, as the pines.

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