trip

[[t]trɪp[/t]]

n. v. tripped, trip•ping

1) a traveling from one place to another; journey or voyage

2) a journey or run made by a boat, train, or the like, between two points

3) a single course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.:

my weekly trip to the bank[/ex]

4) a stumble; misstep

5) a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down

6) a slip, error, or blunder

7) a light, nimble step or movement of the feet

8) mac a projection on a moving part that strikes a control lever to stop, reverse, or control a machine, as a printing press

9) cvb sts Slang.

a) pha an instance or period of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, esp. LSD

b) the euphoria, hallucinations, etc., experienced during such a period

c) a stimulating or exciting experience

d) any experience

e) any intense interest or preoccupation:

She's been on a nostalgia trip all week[/ex]

10) to stumble:

to trip on a toy[/ex]

11) to make a slip or mistake, as in conversation or conduct

12) to step lightly or nimbly; skip

13) to tip or tilt

14) cvb sts Slang. to be under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, esp. LSD (often fol. by out)

15) to cause to stumble (often fol. by up)

16) to cause to fail; obstruct

17) to cause to make a slip or error (often fol. by up)

18) to catch in a slip or error

19) to tip or tilt

20) navig. naut. to break out (a ship's anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line attached to the crown of the anchor

21) mac to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like

22) mac to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.)

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- trip the light fantastic

Etymology: 1350–1400; ME trippen to step lightly < OF trip(p) er < MD; cf. early D trippen, D trippelen (freq. with -el), akin to OE treppan to tread