trip
verb
tripped;
tripping
Definition of trip
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to catch the foot against something so as to stumble
2
: to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy)
3a
: to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps
b
: to walk with light quick steps
4
: to stumble in articulation when speaking
5
: to make a journey
6a
: to actuate a mechanism
b
: to become operative
7a
: to get high on a psychedelic drug (such as LSD) : turn on
—often used with out
1a
: to cause to stumble
—often used with up
b
: to cause to fail : obstruct
—often used with up
3
: to release or operate (a mechanism) especially by releasing a catch or detent
trip the fire alarm
4
: to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free
5a
: 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: to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering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
archaic
: to perform (a dance) lightly or nimbly
trip the light fantastic
: dance
trip
nounDefinition of trip (Entry 2 of 2)
2a
: an intense visionary experience undergone by a person who has taken a psychedelic drug (such as LSD)
b
: an exciting or unusual experience
the party was a trip
3
: absorption in or obsession with an interest, attitude, or state of mind
a guilt trip on a nostalgia trip
4
: a faltering step caused by stumbling
5
: a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing
7
: a quick light step
8a
: the action of tripping mechanically
b
: a device for tripping a mechanism (such as a catch or detent)
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