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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIP, v.t.
1. To supplant; to cause to fall by striking the feet suddenly from under the person; usually followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling; to trip up the heels.
2. To supplant; to overthrow by depriving of support.
3. To catch; to detect.
4. To loose an anchor from the bottom by its cable or buoy-rope.
TRIP, v.i. To stumble; to strike the foot against something, so as to lose the step and come near to fall; or to stumble and fall.
1. To err; to fail; to mistake; to be deficient.
Virgil pretends sometimes to trip.
TRIP, v.i.
1. To run or step lightly; to walk with a light step.
She bounded by and tripp'd so light.
They had not time to take a steady sight.
Thus from the lion trips the trembling doe.
2. To take a voyage or journey.
TRIP, n. A stroke or catch by which a wrestler supplants his antagonist.
And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
1. A stumble by the loss of foot-hold, or a striking of the foot against an object.
2. A failure; a mistake.
Each seeming trip, and each digressive start.
3. A journey; or a voyage.
I took a trip to London on the death of the queen.
4. In navigation, a single board in plying to windward.
5. Among farmers, a small flock of sheep, or a small stock of them. [Local.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
2: a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"
3: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" [syn: slip, trip]
4: an exciting or stimulating experience [syn: trip, head trip]
5: a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water" [syn: tripper, trip]
6: a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"
7: 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" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep] v
1: miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" [syn: stumble, trip]
2: cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up" [syn: trip, trip up]
3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip, jaunt]
4: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" [syn: trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off]
5: get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend" [syn: trip, trip out, turn on, get off]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (tripped; tripping) Etymology: Middle English trippen, from Anglo-French treper, triper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps b. to walk with light quick steps 2. to catch the foot against something so as to stumble 3. to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy) 4. to stumble in articulation when speaking 5. to make a journey 6. a. to actuate a mechanism b. to become operative 7. a. to get high on a psychedelic drug (as LSD) ; turn on — often used with out b. slang freak 3b transitive verb 1. a. to cause to stumble — often used with up b. to cause to fail ; obstruct — often used with up 2. to detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder; also expose — usually used with up 3. archaic to perform (as a dance) lightly or nimbly 4. to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free 5. a. to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering b. to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering 6. to release or operate (a mechanism) especially by releasing a catch or detent <trip the fire alarm> II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing 2. a. voyage, journey b. a single round or tour on a business errand 3. error, misstep 4. a quick light step 5. a faltering step caused by stumbling 6. a. the action of tripping mechanically b. a device for tripping a mechanism (as a catch or detent) 7. a. an intense visionary experience undergone by a person who has taken a psychedelic drug (as LSD) b. an exciting or unusual experience <the party was a trip> 8. absorption in or obsession with an interest, attitude, or state of mind <a guilt trip> <on a nostalgia trip> 9. scene, lifestyle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.intr. & tr. (tripped, tripping) 1 intr. a walk or dance with quick light steps. b (of a rhythm etc.) run lightly. 2 a intr. & tr. (often foll. by up) stumble or cause to stumble, esp. by catching or entangling the feet. b intr. & tr. (foll. by up) make or cause to make a slip or blunder. 3 tr. detect (a person) in a blunder. 4 intr. make an excursion to a place. 5 tr. release (part of a machine) suddenly by knocking aside a catch etc. 6 a release and raise (an anchor) from the bottom by means of a cable. b turn (a yard etc.) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering. 7 intr. colloq. have a hallucinatory experience caused by a drug. --n. 1 a journey or excursion, esp. for pleasure. 2 a a stumble or blunder. b the act of tripping or the state of being tripped up. 3 a nimble step. 4 colloq. a hallucinatory experience caused by a drug. 5 a contrivance for a tripping mechanism etc. Phrases and idioms: trip-hammer a large tilt-hammer operated by tripping. trip-wire a wire stretched close to the ground, operating an alarm etc. when disturbed. Etymology: ME f. OF triper, tripper, f. MDu. trippen skip, hop

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trip Trip, v. t. 1. To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling. The words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of his cause. --Abp. Bramhall. 2. Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail. To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword. --Shak. 3. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. [R.] These her women can trip me if I err. --Shak. 4. (Naut.) (a) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. (b) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it. 5. (Mach.) To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trip Trip, n. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tripping.] [OE. trippen; akin to D. trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp.] 1. To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5. This horse anon began to trip and dance. --Chaucer. Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe. --Milton. She bounded by, and tripped so light They had not time to take a steady sight. --Dryden. 2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. 3. To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble. 4. Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. ``Till his tongue trip.'' --Locke. A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble. --South. Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure. --Dryden. What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? --R. Browning.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trip Trip, n. 1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. I took a trip to London on the death of the queen. --Pope. 3. A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake. Imperfect words, with childish trips. --Milton. Each seeming trip, and each digressive start. --Harte. 4. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. [Obs.] ``A trip of cheese.'' --Chaucer. 5. A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing. And watches with a trip his foe to foil. --Dryden. It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground. --South. 6. (Naut.) A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward. 7. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scott.] 8. A troop of men; a host. [Obs.] --Robert of Brunne. 9. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of widgeons.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(trips, tripping, tripped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place. On the Thursday we went out on a day trip... Mark was sent to the Far East on a business trip. N-COUNT see also round trip 2. If you trip when you are walking, you knock your foot against something and fall or nearly fall. She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip... He tried to follow Jack's footsteps in the snow and tripped on a rock... VERB: V, V on/over n • Trip up means the same as trip. I tripped up and hurt my foot... Make sure trailing flexes are kept out of the way so you don't trip up over them. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P on/over n 3. If you trip someone who is walking or running, you put your foot or something else in front of them, so that they knock their own foot against it and fall or nearly fall. One guy stuck his foot out and tried to trip me. VERB: V n • Trip up means the same as trip. He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up... PHRASAL VERB: V n P 4. If you say that someone is, for example, on a power trip, a guilt trip, or a nostalgia trip, you mean that their behaviour is motivated by power, guilt, or nostalgia. (INFORMAL) There's such pressure to be happy in Hawaii, if you're unhappy you're on a guilt trip... The biggest star perk, and the biggest power trip, must be the private plane. N-COUNT: usu on n N [disapproval] 5. A trip is an experience that someone has when their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT 6. If someone is tripping, they are having an experience in which their mind is affected by a drug such as LSD. (INFORMAL) One night I was tripping on acid. VERB: usu cont, V on n, also V 7. If someone trips somewhere, they walk there with light, quick steps. (LITERARY) A girl in a red smock tripped down the hill... VERB: V prep/adv

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Skip, hop, step quickly, dance, foot it. 2. Stumble, lose footing, make a false step, make a false movement. 3. Fail, mistake, err, be at fault, come short, commit an offence, bungle, blunder. II. v. a. 1. Supplant, throw off the balance, trip up. 2. Overthrow, cause to fail, supplant, upset. 3. Detect, catch, convict. III. n. 1. Skip, hop, light step. 2. Stumble, false step, misstep, loss of balance. 3. Slip, lapse, failure, mistake, oversight, error, blunder, fault, miss, stumble. 4. Jaunt, excursion, tour, ramble, stroll, short journey.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A short voyage or journey, a false step or stumble, an error in the tongue, a bastard. She has made a trip; she has had a bastard.

Moby Thesaurus

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