Definition of TRIPPING

  • the act of one that trips [n TRIPPINGS] / TRIP, to stumble (to miss one's step in walking or running) [v]
  • Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall
  • Cause (someone) to do this
  • Make a mistake
  • Detect or expose someone in an error, blunder, or inconsistency
  • Walk, run, or dance with quick light steps
  • (of words) Flow lightly and easily
  • Activate (a mechanism), esp. by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device
  • (of part of an electric circuit) Disconnect automatically as a safety measure
  • Release and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor's crown
  • Turn (a yard or other object) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering
  • Go on a short journey
  • the act of one that trips (to stumble (to trip when walking or running)) [n -S]
  • Experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD