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| Trip |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Tripped (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Tripping.] [OE. trippen] akin to D. trippen, Dan.
trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp.]
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To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move
lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by
it. See It, 5.
To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion;
as, to trip to Europe.
To take a quick step, as when in danger of
losing one's balance; hence, to make a false step; to catch the foot; to
lose footing; to stumble.
Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an
offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to
fail.
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To cause
to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking
the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to
supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in
wrestling.
Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to
put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.
To detect in a misstep; to catch; to
convict.
To raise (an
anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs
free.
To release, let fall, or set
free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or
detent.
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A quick,
light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or
jaunt.
A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of
footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
A small piece; a morsel; a bit.
A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes
his antagonist to lose footing.
A single board, or tack, in
plying, or beating, to windward.
A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.
A troop of men] a host.
A flock of
widgeons.
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