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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | triper |
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Related topics: Drug Culturetrip2 past tense and past participle tripped, present participle tripping
1 to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall [= stumble]:
fall
also trip up [intransitive]2 to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of them when they are moving : 
Baggio was tripped inside the penalty area.
make somebody fall
also trip up [transitive]Baggio was tripped inside the penalty area.3 to switch on a piece of electrical equipment by accident : An intruder had tripped the alarm.
switch on
[transitive]An intruder had tripped the alarm.4 to walk, run, or dance with quick light steps : a little girl tripping down the lane
walk/dance
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literarya little girl tripping down the lane5 to be easy to say or pronounce : Monofluorophosphate! It doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it?
trip off the tongue
Monofluorophosphate! It doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it?6 to experience the mental effects of a drug such as LSD : They must have been tripping.
drug
also trip out [intransitive] informalMDDThey must have been tripping.trip up
phrasal verb1 to make a mistake, or to force someone to make a mistake by tricking them : On his latest album, Kowalski trips up attempting more modern songs.
On his latest album, Kowalski trips up attempting more modern songs.2 to hit something with your foot so that you fall, or to make someone do this
trip somebody ↔ up He chased the thief, tripped him up, and grabbed the camera.
He chased the thief, tripped him up, and grabbed the camera.
