trip

1. n. i. 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. Source: opted

2. n. i. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. Source: opted

3. n. i. To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble. Source: opted

4. n. i. Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. Source: opted

5. v. t. 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. Source: opted

6. v. t. Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail. Source: opted

7. v. t. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. Source: opted

8. v. t. To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. Source: opted

9. v. t. To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it. Source: opted

10. v. t. To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent. Source: opted

11. n. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. Source: opted

12. n. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. Source: opted

13. n. A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake. Source: opted

14. n. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. Source: opted

15. n. A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing. Source: opted

16. n. A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward. Source: opted

17. n. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. Source: opted

18. n. A troop of men; a host. Source: opted

19. n. A flock of widgeons. Source: opted

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