trip

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{{11}}trip (n.) "act or action of tripping," 1650s, from TRIP (Cf. trip) (v.); sense of "a short journey or voyage" is from 1690s, originally a nautical term, the connection is uncertain. The meaning "psychedelic drug experience" is first recorded 1959 as a noun; the verb in this sense is from 1966, from the noun.
{{12}}trip (v.) late 14c. (implied in tripper), "tread or step lightly, skip, caper," from O.Fr. tripper "strike with the feet" (12c.), from a Germanic source (Cf. M.Du. trippen "to skip, trip, hop," Low Ger. trippeln, Fris. tripje, Du. trappen, O.E. treppan "to tread, trample") related to TRAP (Cf. trap). The sense of "strike with the foot and cause to stumble" is first recorded early 15c. Meaning "to release" (a catch, lever, etc.) is recorded from 1897; trip-wire is attested from 1916. Related: Tripped; tripping.

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  • trip — trip …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • trip — [ trip ] n. m. • 1966; « voyage » 1865; mot angl. « voyage » ♦ Anglic., fam. 1 ♦ État qui résulte de l absorption de substances hallucinogènes (notamment de L. S. D.). ⇒aussi défonce. Être en plein trip d acide. 2 ♦ (v. 1975) Aventure intérieure …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Trip — may refer to:* Trip (drink), Finnish brand of juice. * Trip (song), a song by Hedley * Trip (Power Rangers), the Green Time Force Ranger on Time Force Power Rangers * TRIPs Agreement, the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual… …   Wikipedia

  • 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trip — [trip] vi. tripped, tripping [ME trippen < OFr treper < Gmc * trippon (> OE treppan, to step): see TRAP1] 1. to walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper 2. to stumble, esp. by catching the foot 3. to make a false step,… …   English World dictionary

  • Trip — Trip, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trip — Trip, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trip up — Trip Trip, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trip — UK US /trɪp/ noun [C] ► a journey to a place, where you stay for a short time, and then come back again: go on/make/take a trip »She always flies business class when she goes on trips to the US. ► a part of a journey to or back from a place: the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Trip — es un personaje de ficción de la serie de televisión Power Rangers, interpretado por Kevin Kleinberg. En Power Rangers: Fuerza del Tiempo Viene del planeta Xybria, de ahí el extraño color de su cabello (verde) y el cristal de visiones en su… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Trip — Sm Ausflug, Reise erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. trip, einer Ableitung von ne. trip trippeln (trippeln).    Ebenso nndl. trip, ne. trip, nschw. tripp, nnorw. tripp. ✎ DF 5 (1981), 468f.; Rey Debove/Gagnon… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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