- OE. trippen; akin to D. trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp
- 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.This horse anon began to trip and dance.Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe.She bounded by, and tripped so light They had not time to take a steady sight.
- To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe.
- To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false step; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble.
- Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail.Till his tonguetrip.A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble.Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.What? dost thou verily trip upon a word?
