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trip

1. trip \'trip\ vb or tripped;  or trip.ping [ME trippen, fr. MF triper, of 
   Gmc origin; akin to OE treppan] to tread - more at TRAP 1a: to dance, skip, 
   or caper with light quick steps  1b: 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, propriety, or accuracy ) : SLIP 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 7a: to actuate a mechanism  7b: to become 
   operative  1a: to cause to stumble  1b: to cause to fail : OBSTRUCT  2: to 
   detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder; also : EXPOSE  archaic  3: to 
   perform (as a dance) lightly or nimbly  4: to raise (an anchor) from the 
   bottom so that it hangs free  5a: to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular 
   position for lowering  5b: to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the 
   fid to be withdrawn prep aratory to housing or lowering 6: to release or 
   operate (a mechanism) esp. by releasing a catch or detent 
2. trip n 1: a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing  
   2a: VOYAGE, JOURNEY  2b: a single round or tour on a business errand  3: 
   ERROR, MISSTEP  4: a quick light step  5: a false step : STUMBLE  6a: the 
   action of tripping mechanically  6b1: a device for tripping a mechanism (as 
   a catch or detent)  6b2: TUP