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Definitions for Tripping

[1] light and quick, as a step or pace.
[2] proceeding with a light, easy movement or rhythm.
[3] a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
[4] a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points: It's a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
[5] round trip(defs 1, 2) .
[6] a single journey or course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.: his daily trip to the bank.
[7] a stumble; misstep.
[8] a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down, especially in wrestling.
[9] a slip, mistake, error, or blunder.
[10] an error or lapse in conduct or etiquette.
[11] a light, nimble step or movement of the feet.
[12] Machinery . a projecting object mounted on a moving part for striking a control lever to stop, reverse, or otherwise control the actions of some machine, as a milling machine or printing press. a sudden release or start.
[13] a catch of fish taken by a fishing vessel in a single voyage.
[14] Slang . an instance or period of being under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD. the euphoria, illusions, etc., experienced during such a period. any stimulating or exciting experience: The class reunion was a real trip. any intense interest or preoccupation: She's been on a nostalgia trip all week. a period of time, experience, or lifestyle: Those early years in college were a bad trip.
[15] to stumble: to trip over a child's toy.
[16] to make a slip, error, or mistake, as in conversation or conduct.
[17] to step lightly or nimbly; skip; dance.
[18] to go with a light, quick step or tread: She tripped gaily across the room.
[19] to make a journey or excursion.
[20] to tip or tilt.
[21] Horology . (of a tooth on an escape wheel) to slide past the face of the pallet by which it is supposed to be locked and strike the pallet in such a way as to move the balance or pendulum improperly.
[22] Slang . to be under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, especially LSD (often followed by out ): He tripped out on peyote.
[23] to cause to stumble (often followed by up ): The rug tripped him up.
[24] to cause to fail; hinder, obstruct, or overthrow.
[25] to cause to make a slip or error (often followed by up ): to trip up a witness by skillful questioning.
[26] to catch in a slip or error.
[27] to tip or tilt.
[28] Nautical . to break out (an anchor) by turning over or lifting from the bottom by a line (tripping line) attached to the anchor's crown. to tip or turn (a yard) from a horizontal to a vertical position. to lift (an upper mast) before lowering.
[29] to operate, start, or set free (a mechanism, weight, etc.) by suddenly releasing a catch, clutch, or the like.
[30] Machinery . to release or operate suddenly (a catch, clutch, etc.).
[31] wedge(def 17) .
[32] to tread or dance lightly upon (the ground, floor, etc.).
[33] Archaic . to perform with a light or tripping step, as a dance.
[34] an outward and return journey, often for a specific purpose
[35] any tour, journey, or voyage
[36] a false step; stumble
[37] any slip or blunder
[38] a light step or tread
[39] a manoeuvre or device to cause someone to trip
[40] Also called: tripper any catch on a mechanism that acts as a switch (as modifier ) trip button
[41] a surge in the conditions of a chemical or other automatic process resulting in an instability
[42] informal a hallucinogenic drug experience
[43] informal any stimulating, profound, etc, experience
[44] (often foll by up, or when intr, by on or over ) to stumble or cause to stumble
[45] to make or cause to make a mistake or blunder
[46] (tr often foll by up ) to trap or catch in a mistake
[47] (intr) to go on a short tour or journey
[48] (intr) to move or tread lightly
[49] (intr) informal to experience the effects of LSD or any other hallucinogenic drug
[50] (tr) to activate (a mechanical trip) trip a switch to switch electric power off by moving the switch armature to disconnect the supply

Words related to Tripping

topple, tumble, skip, slide, slip, stumble, canter, play, plunge, misstep, founder, buck, spring, lapse, miscalculate, disconcert, lurch, confuse, sprawl, lope

Words nearby Tripping

tripos, tripotassium phosphate, trippant, tripper, trippet, tripping, tripping line, trippy, triptane, tripteral, tripterous

Origin of Tripping

11350–1400; 1960–65 for def 12 ; Middle English trippen to step lightly < Old French trip(p)er < Middle Dutch; compare early Dutch trippen, Dutch trippelen (frequentative with -el ), akin to Old English treppan to tread

Other words from Tripping

trip·ping·ly , adverb
un·trip·ping , adjective
un·tripped , adjective

Word origin for Tripping

C14: from Old French triper to tread, of Germanic origin; related to Low German trippen to stamp, Middle Dutch trippen to walk trippingly, trepelen to trample

Synonyms for Tripping

skip, slide, slip, slip on, stumble, topple, tumble, buck, canter, confuse, disconcert, founder, frolic, hop, lapse, lope, lurch, miscalculate, misstep, pitch, play, plunge, sprawl, spring, unsettle, fall over, go headlong, go wrong, lose balance, lose footing, make a faux pas, slip up, throw off