(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.
(n. i.) To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip
to Europe.
(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.
(n. i.) Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense
against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail.
(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.
(v. t.) Fig.: To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an
obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.
(v. t.) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
(v. t.) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy
rope, so that it hangs free.
(v. t.) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for
lowering it.
(v. t.) To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or
compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.
(n.) A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
(n.) A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.
(n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or
balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
(n.) A small piece; a morsel; a bit.
(n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist
to lose footing.
(n.) A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.
(n.) A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc.
(n.) A troop of men; a host.
(n.) A flock of widgeons.
