n. 1. 1 an airfield without normal airport facilities.
Syn. -- flight strip, landing strip, strip [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + trip. ] (Naut.) (a) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor. (b) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails. (c) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae); its members include species called orach and saltbush.
Syn. -- genus Atriplex. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp. ] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [ Written also cantraip. ] [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. centrum center + petere to move toward. ] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Centripetal force (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal. --
Centripetal impression (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Centripetency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tendency toward the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cephalotribe. ] (Med.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a brief sequence of drawings, usually with characters drawn only sketchily, as in a cartoon, with dialog written in “balloons” over a character's head, and depicting a fictional and usually comical incident; -- also called a cartoon. Each comic strip contains typically from four to six panels arranged horizontally, but widely varying arrangements are published. In modern newspapers, weekly comic strips are in color, and daily strips are usually in black and white. In some, the story depicted may be serialized and continuous, carried over from day to day or week to week. Stories of adventure, drama, mystery or an otherwise non-comical nature depicted in the same style are also called comic strips. [ PJC ]

a. (Her.) Trippant in opposite directions. See Trippant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Same as Countertrippant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Aeronautics) A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land{ 3 }; the long smooth surface used for takeoff or landing{ 4 }. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. li`qos, acc. &unr_;, a stone + &unr_; to rub, grind: cf. F. lithontriptique. ] (Med.) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forcéps. -- n. A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Lithotriptist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) See Lithotriptor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. tri`bein to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie. ] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder or urethra to reduce it to particles small enough to be voided; lithotrity. It may be performed with an instrument called lithotriptor or lithotrite (also called a lithoclast); or, more recently, may be accomplished by devices using ultrasonic waves to fragment the stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Lithontriptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Med.) See Lithontriptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From August F. Möbius, a German mathematician. ] A mathematical object, or a physical representation of it, which is a two-dimensional sheet with only one surface. It is constructed or visualized as a rectangle, one end of which is held fixed while the opposite end is twisted through a 180 degree angle and joined to the fixed end. It is a two-dimensional object that can only exist in a three-dimensional space. [ PJC ]

The moebius strip was the subject of a famous woodcut by M. Escher, published in 1963. See Moebius Strip II. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Outstripped p. pr. & vb. n. Outstripping. ] 1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

He still outstript me in the race. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To exceed in development or performance; to surpass in any competition; to outdo; to outpace{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

v. t. To trip over nimbly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Patripassiani, pl.; L. pater father + pati, passus, to suffer: cf. F. patripassiens. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a body of believers in the early church who denied the independent preëxistent personality of Christ, and who, accordingly, held that the Father suffered in the Son; a monarchian. -- Pa`tri*pas"sian*ism n. [1913 Webster]

. same as Ripping panel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stripped p. pr. & vb. n. Stripping. ] [ OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str&unr_;pan in bestr&unr_;pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen. ] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

And strippen her out of her rude array. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

They stripped Joseph out of his coat. Gen. xxxvii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Opinions which . . . no clergyman could have avowed without imminent risk of being stripped of his gown. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divest of clothing; to uncover. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before the folk herself strippeth she. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strip your sword stark naked. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Agric.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When first they stripped the Malean promontory. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before he reached it he was out of breath,
And then the other stripped him. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses. [ 1913 Webster ]

To strip bad habits from a corrupted heart, is stripping off the skin. Gilpin. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Mach.) (a) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the thread is stripped. (b) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. (Carding) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; -- said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into “hands”; to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves). [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. i. 1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See Strip, v. t., 8. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A trough for washing ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gunnery) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march. ] 1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stars and Stripes. See under Star, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Striped p. pr. & vb. n. Striping. ] 1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strike; to lash. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [ 1913 Webster ]

Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass. --
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood. --
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2. --
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake. --
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam. ] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from the stalks of grain plants. [ PJC ]

4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a surface. [ PJC ]

5. a person (usually a woman) who strips off her clothes as an entertainment performance; one who does a strip-tease; -- also called an ecdysiast, exotic dancer, or strip-teaser. [ PJC ]

n. [ Dim. of strip. ] A small stream. [ Obs. ] “A little brook or strippet.” Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who strips. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Math.) Containing a third, or one part to three. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Math.) Expressed by the cube root; -- said especially of ratios. [ 1913 Webster ]

Subtriplicate ratio, the ratio of the cube root; thus, the subtriplicate ratio of a to b is &cuberoot_;a to &cuberoot_;b, or &cuberoot_;a/b. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Trey a three. ] An old game played with dice. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tripped p. pr. & vb. n. Tripping. ] [ OE. trippen; akin to D. trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

This horse anon began to trip and dance. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Come, and trip it, as you go,
On the light fantastic toe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

She bounded by, and tripped so light
They had not time to take a steady sight. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of his cause. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fig.): To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail. [ 1913 Webster ]

To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict; also called trip up. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

These her women can trip me if I err. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) (a) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. (b) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mach.) To release, let fall, or set free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent; to activate by moving a release mechanism, often unintentionally; as, to trip an alarm. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. [ 1913 Webster ]

His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

I took a trip to London on the death of the queen. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake. [ 1913 Webster ]

Imperfect words, with childish trips. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each seeming trip, and each digressive start. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. [ Obs. ] “A trip of cheese.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

And watches with a trip his foe to foil. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. [ Prov. Eng. & Scott. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

8. A troop of men; a host. [ Obs. ] Robert of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Zool.) A flock of widgeons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + palmitate. ] (Chem.) A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + palmitin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) See Palmitin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Trepang. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + parted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Her.) Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divisible into three parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Tripartite. ] (Arith.) Dividing into three parts; -- said of a number which exactly divides another into three parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tripartitus; tri- (see Tri-) + partitus, p. p. of partiri to part, to divide. See Part, v. i. ] 1. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a tripartite manner. [ 1913 Webster ]