We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made thetrip sometimes twice in a day.
1967, Joe David Brown, editor,The Hippies, New York: Time, Inc,page 2:
Unlike other accepted stimuli, from nicotine to liquor, the hallucinogens promise those who take the “trip” a magic-carpet escape from dull reality in which perceptions are heightened, sense distorted, and the imagination permanently bedazzled with ecstatic visions of teleological verity.
1974 April 13, Heather Anderson, “Hustling”, inGay Community News, page 2:
Many of them admit to having suppressed any tendency toward homosexual behavior for the greater part of their lives—yet—denial becomes too heavy atrip after a period of time, and eventually curiosity wins out.
His heart bounded as he sometimes could distinctly hear thetrip of a light female step glide to or from the door.
The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing.
1661 December 10, Robert South,False Foundations Removed[…]:
It is the suddentrip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground.
1697,Virgil, “Georgic II”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.[…], London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:
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Early in his boyhood he had learned to form ropes by twisting and tying long grasses together, and with these he was forevertripping Tublat or attempting to hang him from some overhanging branch.
(intransitive) To be guilty of amisstep ormistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
c.1503–1512,John Skelton,Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor,John Skelton: The Complete English Poems,1983,→OCLC, page66, lines152–155:
And the Pharasay / Then durst nothynge say, / But let the matter slyp, / And made truth totryp;
1692–1717,Robert South, “Discourse upon 2 Thessalonians ii.II”, inTwelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume(please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it musttrip and stumble.
1697,Virgil, translated byJohn Dryden,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.[…], London:[…]Jacob Tonson,[…],→OCLC:
Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes totrip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure.
1897, Stanley John Weyman, “The Deanery Ball”, inFor the Cause:
"No, Mrs. Curzon-Bowlby," he said; "if I danced I should betripping indeed, in Gleicester opinion."
(intransitive) To be activated, as by a signal or an event
The alarm systemtripped, throwing everyone into a panic.
Of an electrical circuit, totrip out (through overload, a short circuit).
1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Holmes Chapel”, inTrains Illustrated, page652:
From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers weretripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h.
2023 August 23, “Network News: CCTV helps save track workers from being struck by train”, inRAIL, number990, page10:
The 25kV had repeatedlytripped and the two had split from a larger group to operate an overhead line isolating switch.
After taking the LSD, I startedtripping about fairies and colors.
1970, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, “Fairies Wear Boots”, inParanoid, performed by Black Sabbath:
So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me / He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far / 'Cause smokin' andtrippin’ is all that you do," / Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
(slang,African-American Vernacular, most commonly used in the formtripping) To become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption.
2003, “What's a Pimp?”, inMarried to the Game, performed byToo $hort:
If she ain't with it, I find another little chick / I'm quick to switch, even when I was six / I had a backup bitch, when my bitch wouldtrip / I'd go play with my other girlfriend and get me a kiss / And at the age of thirty-six I'm to the same old tricks
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^Hugo, Jan et al., editors (2020),Slovník nespisovné češtiny:argot, slangy a obecná mluva od nejstarších dob po současnost. Historie a původ slov [Dictionary of non-standard Czech: argot, slang and common language from ancient times to the present. History and origin of words] (in Czech), 4th edition, Prague: Maxdorf,→ISBN, page457
2008, Khavn De La Cruz,Ultraviolins, UP Press,→ISBN, page182:
Wala,trip ko lang, wala lang akong magawa. May reklamo ka? Ako wala. Wala akong pakialam sa yo at sa kung ano mang iniisip mo. Bakit sa SM? Kase. Kase pareho ng initials ko. Yun lang.
Nothing, just my idea, ['coz] I have nothing to do. Any problems? Nothing. I don't mind you and anything you think. Why in SM? Coz. Coz it's the same initials as mine. Just that.
something onelikes to do(especially on a whim or impulse)
May asawa at anak ang lalaki, perotrip niya ang mamboso at mambastos sa telepono. Ginagamit ng lalaki ang ... ang mensahe ng pelikula. Ang problema ay nakaka-depress dahil mahirap labanan nang ganoon ang lalaking sira ang ulo.
The man has a wife and a son, but he likes to harass and flirt with women on the telephone. The man uses the message of the movie. The problem is depressing because it's difficult to fight such a stupid man.
1998, Honorio Bartolome De Dios,Sa Labas Ng Parlor, University of Philippines Press,→ISBN:
Siguro nga napapayag mo siya, pero, nilasing mo 'yung tao, e. Hindi ko siya nilasing. Pareho kaming lasing n'ung gabing 'yun. Arnold, kilala ko ang kumpare ko. Matagal na kaming magkasama niyan. Angtrip talaga niya 'pag lasing, sex.
You possible enticed her, but, you made the person drunk, don't you? I didn't made her drunk. We're both drunk that night. Arnold, I know my buddies. We've been together for long. What she likes when drunk is to have sex.
