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tripping




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tripping
     1. adj. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
     2. adj. (heraldry, not comparable) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if trotting; trippant.
           a buck tripping
     3. adj. (slang) Undergoing a hallucinogenic trip.
     4. n. The act of one who trips.
trip
     1. n. a journey; an excursion or jaunt
           We made a trip to the beach.
     2. n. a stumble or misstep
           He was injured due to a trip down the stairs.
     3. n. (figurative) an error; a failure; a mistake
     4. n. a period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations
           He had a strange trip after taking LSD.
     5. n. a faux pas, a social error
     6. n. intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition
           ego trip;  power trip;  nostalgia trip;  guilt trip
     7. n. (engineering) a mechanical cutout device
     8. n. (electricity) a trip-switch or cut-out
           It's dark because the trip operated.
     9. n. a quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip
           trip the light fantasticW
     10. n. (obsolete) a small piece; a morsel; a bit
     11. n. the act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing
     12. n. (nautical) a single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward
     13. v. (intransitive) to fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
           Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.
     14. v. (transitive, sometimes followed by "up") to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble
           A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.
     15. v. (intransitive) to be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
     16. v. (transitive, obsolete) to detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
     17. v. to activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch
           When we get into the factory, trip the lights.
     18. v. (intransitive) to be activated, as by a signal or an event
           The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
     19. v. (intransitive) to experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs
           After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.
     20. v. (intransitive) to journey, to make a trip
           Last summer we tripped to the coast.
     21. v. (intransitive, dated) to move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip
     22. v. (nautical) to raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free
     23. v. (nautical) to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it
     24. v. (slang) to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption
     25. adj. (poker slang) of or relating to trips
     26. n. (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) a herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
     27. n. (obsolete) a troop of men; a host
     28. n. a flock of wigeons

Example Sentences

You're tripping your brains out. 
I have to measure movement and grace and beauty like a miser tripping over my own remembered strength, quietly reassuring a speed that is no longer there, relying on laughter and the gymnastics of a learned voice, as other muscles seem to helplessly melt into the skin, becoming dry and hard. 



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