[trip] vb tripped ; trip.ping [ME trippen, fr. MF triper, of Gmc origin; akin to OE treppan to tread--more at trap] vi (14c) 1 a: to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps b: to walk with light quick steps
2: to catch the foot against something so as to stumble
3: to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy)
4: to stumble in articulation when speaking
5: to make a journey
6: to run past the pallet of an escapement without previously locking--used of a tooth of the escapement wheel of a watch
7. a: to actuate a mechanism b: to become operative 8: to get high on a psychedelic drug (as LSD): turn on--often used with out ~ vt 1 a: to cause to stumble--often used with up b: to cause to fail: obstruct--often used with up
2: to detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder; also: expose--usu. used with up 3 archaic: to perform (as a dance) lightly or nimbly
4: to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free
5. a: to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering b: to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering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: to release or operate (a mechanism) esp. by releasing a catch or detent -- trip the light fantastic : dance
[2]trip n (15c) 1: a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing
2. a: voyage, journey b: a single round or tour on a business errand
3: error, misstep
4: a quick light step
5: a faltering step caused by stumbling
6. a: the action of tripping mechanically b (1): a device for tripping a mechanism (as a catch or detent) (2): tup
2. 7: an intense visionary experience undergone by a person who has taken a psychedelic drug (as LSD) 8: absorption in or obsession with an interest, attitude, or state of mind "a guilt ~" "on a nostalgia ~" 9: scene, lifestyle