From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trip \Trip\ (tr[i^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tripped} (tr[i^]pt);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Tripping}.] [OE. trippen; akin to D.
trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See {Tramp}.]
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1. 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.
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This horse anon began to trip and dance. --Chaucer.
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Come, and trip it, as you go,
On the light fantastic toe. --Milton.
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She bounded by, and tripped so light
They had not time to take a steady sight. --Dryden.
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2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip
to Europe.
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3. 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.
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4. Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense
against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake;
to fail. "Till his tongue trip." --Locke.
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A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind
understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip
and stumble. --South.
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Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be
changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to
trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when
most secure. --Dryden.
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What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? --R.
Browning.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tripping \Trip"ping\, a.
1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.
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2. (Her.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others
remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant;
-- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used
as a bearing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tripping \Trip"ping\, n.
1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.
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2. A light dance.
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Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes.
--Milton.
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3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means
of its cable or buoy rope.
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{Tripping line} (Naut.), a small rope attached to the
topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in
lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go
the anchor. --Luce.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tripping
adj 1: characterized by a buoyant rhythm; "an easy lilting
stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a
swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping
singing measure" [syn: {lilting}, {swinging}, {swingy},
{tripping}]
2: moving easily and quickly; nimble; "the dancer was light and
graceful"; "a lightsome buoyant step"; "walked with a light
tripping step" [syn: {light}, {lightsome}, {tripping}]
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