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Meaning
Noun
●
A
journey
; an
excursion
or jaunt.
●
In Gaits:
A
stumble
or misstep.
●
An
error
; a
failure
; a mistake.
●
A
period
of
time in
which one
experiences
drug-induced
reverie
or hallucinations.
●
Intense
involvement
in or
enjoyment
of a condition.
●
A
faux pas
, a social error.
●
In Engineering:
A
mechanical
cutout
device.
●
In Electricity & Gaits:
A
trip-switch
or cut-out.
●
A
quick
,
light
step
; a
lively
movement
of the
feet
; a skip.
●
A small
piece
; a
morsel
; a bit.
●
The
act
of
tripping
someone, or
causing
them to
lose
their footing.
●
In Nautical:
A
single
board
, or
tack
, in
plying
, or
beating
, to windward.
●
In British English & Scottish English:
A
herd
or
flock
of
sheep
,
goats
, etc.
●
A
troop
of
men
; a host.
●
A
flock
of wigeons.
Verb
●
In Gaits:
To
fall over
or
stumble
over an
object
as a result of
striking
it with
one's
foot
●
To cause (a person or
animal
) to
fall
or
stumble
by
knocking
their
feet
from under them.
●
To be
guilty
of a
misstep
or
mistake
; to
commit
an
offence
against
morality
,
propriety
, etc
●
To
detect
in a
misstep
; to
catch
; to convict.
●
To
activate
or
set in motion
,
as in
the
activation
of a
trap
,
explosive
, or switch.
●
To be
activated
, as by a
signal
or an event
●
Of an
electrical circuit
, to
trip out
(through
overload
, a
short
circuit
).
●
To experience a state of
reverie
or to
hallucinate
, due to
consuming
psychoactive
drugs.
●
To
journey
, to make a trip.
●
In Gaits:
To
move
with
light
,
quick
steps
; to
walk
or
move
lightly
; to skip.
●
In Nautical:
To
raise
(an
anchor
) from
the bottom
, by its
cable
or
buoy rope
, so that it
hangs
free.
●
In Nautical:
To
pull
(a
yard
) into a
perpendicular
position
for
lowering
it.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
To become
unreasonably
upset
, especially over something
unimportant
; to cause a
scene
or a disruption.
Adj
●
In Poker:
Of or
relating
to
trips
(three of a kind).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
trip
English
tripper
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Error
Modicum
Voyage
Travel
Excursion
Drive
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Rhymes
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Lip
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