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trip / trip/ • v. (tripped , trip·ping ) 1. [intr.] catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall: he tripped over his cat she tripped up during the penultimate lap. ∎ [tr.] cause (someone) to do this: she shot out her foot to trip him up. ∎ (trip up) make a mistake: taxpayers often trip up by not declaring taxable income. ∎ [tr.] (trip someone up) detect or expose someone in an error, blunder, or inconsistency: the man was determined to trip him up on his economics. 2. [intr.] walk, run, or dance with quick light steps: they tripped up the terrace steps. ∎ (of words) flow lightly and easily: a name that trips off the tongue the guest list tripped from her lips. 3. [tr.] activate (a mechanism), esp. by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device: an intruder trips the alarm. ∎ [intr.] (of part of an electric circuit) disconnect automatically as a safety measure: the plugs will trip as soon as any change in current is detected. 4. [tr.] Naut. release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor’s crown. ∎ turn (a yard or other object) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering. 5. [intr.] inf. experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD: they prance around tripping out on their hallucinogens. 6. [intr.] go on a short journey: when tripping through the Yukon, take some time to explore our museums. • n. 1. a journey or excursion, esp. for pleasure: Sally's gone on a school trip a trip to the North Pole. ∎ an act of going to a place and returning: a quick trip to the store. 2. a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something. ∎ archaic a mistake: an occasional trip in the performance. 3. inf. a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD: acid trips. ∎ an exciting or stimulating experience: it was a trip seeing him again. ∎ a self-indulgent attitude or activity: politics was a sixties trip. 4. a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc. ∎ an instance of a device deactivating or the power supply disconnecting as a safety measure. 5. archaic a light, lively movement of a person's feet: yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip. PHRASES: trip the light fantastic humorous dance, in particular engage in ballroom dancing. ORIGIN: Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop.’ |
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"trip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "trip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-trip.html "trip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-trip.html |
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A. tread or step lightly XIV; B. cause to stumble by striking the foot (feet) from under the body; make a false step xV; C. (naut.) †tack XVII; raise (an anchor) clear from the bottom XVIII. — OF. treper, trip(p)er — MDu. trippen skip, hop, rel. to OE. treppan tread, trample. Hence sb. A. act of tripping XV; B. light movement with the feet XVI; short journey XVII. tripper (-ER1) one who trips XIV; excursionist XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "trip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "trip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-trip.html T. F. HOAD. "trip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-trip.html |
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Tripa flock or troop; a brood or litter. Examples : trip of dotterel, 1805; of wild ducks, 1893; of wild fowl, 1859; of goats, 1470; of hares, 1470; of hippies; of lambs, 1470; of sheep, 1584; of stoats; of tame swine, 1410; of widgeon, 1826. |
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"Trip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301638.html "Trip." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301638.html |
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trip v.
1. release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor’s crown. 2. turn (a yard or other object) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering. |
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"trip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "trip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-trip.html "trip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-trip.html |
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•blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, harelip, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
•biochip • microchip • woodchip
•sheepdip • skinny-dip • rosehip
•landslip • payslip
•fillip, Philip
•gymslip • side-slip • polyp • oxlip
•cowslip • pillowslip
•julep, tulip
•Cudlipp • paperclip • catnip • parsnip
•turnip • handgrip • cantrip • hairgrip
•airstrip • filmstrip • kirby grip
•weatherstrip • gossip • airship
•midship • kinship • godship • warship
•gunship • worship • wingtip
•fingertip • horsewhip • bullwhip
•bunyip
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"trip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "trip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-trip.html "trip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-trip.html |
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