Definition of: trip

(trip) noun
1. A short journey; excursion; jaunt.
2. A misstep or stumble occasioned by losing the balance or striking the foot against an object.
3. An active, nimble step or movement.
4. The number of fish caught in an excursion.
5. A single tack to windward.
6. Mech. A pawl or similar device that trips, or the action of such a device.
7. A sudden catch, especially of the legs and feet, as of a wrestler.
8. A blunder; mistake.
9. Slang a The hallucinations and other sensations experienced by a person taking a psychedelic drug. b Any intense, usually personal experience. See synonyms under JOURNEY.
—v. tripped, trip·ping v.i.
1. To stumble.
2. To move quickly with light or small steps; saunter.
3. To commit an error; make a false step; go astray.
4. Mech. To run past the nicks or dents in the ratchet escape wheel of a time-piece.
5. Slang To experience the effects of a psychedelic drug: often with out.
—v.t.
6. To cause to stumble: often with up.
7. To detect and expose in an error; defeat the purpose of.
8. To perform (a dance) lightly.
9. Mech. To set free or in operation by releasing a stay, catch, trigger, etc.
10. Naut. a To loosen, as an anchor, from the bottom by a long rope or cable. b To hoist (the topmast) so as to prepare it for being lowered. c To tilt (a yard) similarly. [OF treper, triper leap, trample,? <MDu. trippen trip, hop]