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I have a sentence to consider:




  1. I made him fall down with one of my feet.



The sentence quoted above can be made precise if there is a specific verb that denotes making anybody fall down, as in:




I _____ him.




See that the verb meddle denotes interfering with someone's affairs. Similarly, there might be verb denoting making anyone fall down on a floor, etc. by putting your foot before theirs See the picture below:




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    I have a sentence to consider:




    1. I made him fall down with one of my feet.



    The sentence quoted above can be made precise if there is a specific verb that denotes making anybody fall down, as in:




    I _____ him.




    See that the verb meddle denotes interfering with someone's affairs. Similarly, there might be verb denoting making anyone fall down on a floor, etc. by putting your foot before theirs See the picture below:




    Picture of someone falling







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      I have a sentence to consider:




      1. I made him fall down with one of my feet.



      The sentence quoted above can be made precise if there is a specific verb that denotes making anybody fall down, as in:




      I _____ him.




      See that the verb meddle denotes interfering with someone's affairs. Similarly, there might be verb denoting making anyone fall down on a floor, etc. by putting your foot before theirs See the picture below:




      Picture of someone falling







      single-word-requests verbs







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      I have a sentence to consider:




      1. I made him fall down with one of my feet.



      The sentence quoted above can be made precise if there is a specific verb that denotes making anybody fall down, as in:




      I _____ him.




      See that the verb meddle denotes interfering with someone's affairs. Similarly, there might be verb denoting making anyone fall down on a floor, etc. by putting your foot before theirs See the picture below:




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          I tripped him [up] [with my [outstretched] foot].




          From oxforddictionaries.com definition




          trip

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          1.1 with object - Cause to stumble and fall.
          ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’




          You could of course trip someone [up] by throwing a banana skin1 down in front of them, for example. But most often if unspecified, we assume using my foot.



          1 Arguably not the best example, even though it's perfectly "credible". This use of transitive trip usually implies doing something that blocks or entangles one or both of the victim's feet/legs, rather than lose their footing on an unexpectedly slippery surface.






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            The word you're looking for is trip. It can be transitive (as in your case) or intransitive.




            trip verb



            1 no object Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.



            • ‘he tripped over his cat’

            • ‘she tripped up during the penultimate lap’

            1.1 with object Cause to stumble and fall.



            • ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’

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            Your sentence would be "I tripped him," although it's usually used with up, as the example shows.






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              Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
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            • True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
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            I tripped him [up] [with my [outstretched] foot].




            From oxforddictionaries.com definition




            trip

            ...
            1.1 with object - Cause to stumble and fall.
            ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’




            You could of course trip someone [up] by throwing a banana skin1 down in front of them, for example. But most often if unspecified, we assume using my foot.



            1 Arguably not the best example, even though it's perfectly "credible". This use of transitive trip usually implies doing something that blocks or entangles one or both of the victim's feet/legs, rather than lose their footing on an unexpectedly slippery surface.






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              I tripped him [up] [with my [outstretched] foot].




              From oxforddictionaries.com definition




              trip

              ...
              1.1 with object - Cause to stumble and fall.
              ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’




              You could of course trip someone [up] by throwing a banana skin1 down in front of them, for example. But most often if unspecified, we assume using my foot.



              1 Arguably not the best example, even though it's perfectly "credible". This use of transitive trip usually implies doing something that blocks or entangles one or both of the victim's feet/legs, rather than lose their footing on an unexpectedly slippery surface.






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                I tripped him [up] [with my [outstretched] foot].




                From oxforddictionaries.com definition




                trip

                ...
                1.1 with object - Cause to stumble and fall.
                ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’




                You could of course trip someone [up] by throwing a banana skin1 down in front of them, for example. But most often if unspecified, we assume using my foot.



                1 Arguably not the best example, even though it's perfectly "credible". This use of transitive trip usually implies doing something that blocks or entangles one or both of the victim's feet/legs, rather than lose their footing on an unexpectedly slippery surface.






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                I tripped him [up] [with my [outstretched] foot].




                From oxforddictionaries.com definition




                trip

                ...
                1.1 with object - Cause to stumble and fall.
                ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’




                You could of course trip someone [up] by throwing a banana skin1 down in front of them, for example. But most often if unspecified, we assume using my foot.



                1 Arguably not the best example, even though it's perfectly "credible". This use of transitive trip usually implies doing something that blocks or entangles one or both of the victim's feet/legs, rather than lose their footing on an unexpectedly slippery surface.







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                    The word you're looking for is trip. It can be transitive (as in your case) or intransitive.




                    trip verb



                    1 no object Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.



                    • ‘he tripped over his cat’

                    • ‘she tripped up during the penultimate lap’

                    1.1 with object Cause to stumble and fall.



                    • ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’

                    Oxford




                    Your sentence would be "I tripped him," although it's usually used with up, as the example shows.






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                    • 1




                      Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                      – Nuclear Wang
                      8 hours ago











                    • True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
                      – Andrew Leach♦
                      8 hours ago














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                    The word you're looking for is trip. It can be transitive (as in your case) or intransitive.




                    trip verb



                    1 no object Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.



                    • ‘he tripped over his cat’

                    • ‘she tripped up during the penultimate lap’

                    1.1 with object Cause to stumble and fall.



                    • ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’

                    Oxford




                    Your sentence would be "I tripped him," although it's usually used with up, as the example shows.






                    share|improve this answer
















                    • 1




                      Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                      – Nuclear Wang
                      8 hours ago











                    • True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
                      – Andrew Leach♦
                      8 hours ago












                    up vote
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                    up vote
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                    The word you're looking for is trip. It can be transitive (as in your case) or intransitive.




                    trip verb



                    1 no object Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.



                    • ‘he tripped over his cat’

                    • ‘she tripped up during the penultimate lap’

                    1.1 with object Cause to stumble and fall.



                    • ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’

                    Oxford




                    Your sentence would be "I tripped him," although it's usually used with up, as the example shows.






                    share|improve this answer












                    The word you're looking for is trip. It can be transitive (as in your case) or intransitive.




                    trip verb



                    1 no object Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.



                    • ‘he tripped over his cat’

                    • ‘she tripped up during the penultimate lap’

                    1.1 with object Cause to stumble and fall.



                    • ‘she shot out her foot to trip him up’

                    Oxford




                    Your sentence would be "I tripped him," although it's usually used with up, as the example shows.







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                    • 1




                      Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                      – Nuclear Wang
                      8 hours ago











                    • True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
                      – Andrew Leach♦
                      8 hours ago












                    • 1




                      Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                      – Nuclear Wang
                      8 hours ago











                    • True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
                      – Andrew Leach♦
                      8 hours ago







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                    Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                    – Nuclear Wang
                    8 hours ago





                    Might be worth noting that trip up can be used in a more figurative sense, meaning to commit or cause to commit an error, while trip is usually reserved for the physical act of falling over something. A runner who trips in the final lap has physically fallen, but that's not necessarily the case for a runner who trips up - she may have lost pace, or got distracted, or gone off the track. Likewise, a red herring in a mystery novel might trip you up, but it won't trip you.
                    – Nuclear Wang
                    8 hours ago













                    True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
                    – Andrew Leach♦
                    8 hours ago




                    True: that's the intransitive use and up can illustrate whether it should be interpreted metaphorically or not. Transitively, up is usually used.
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