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trip
intransitive verb1 a: to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps b: to walk with light quick steps2: to catch the foot against something so as to stumble3: to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy)4: to stumble in articulation when speaking5: to make a journey6 a: to actuate a mechanism b: to become operative7 a: to get high on a psychedelic drug (as LSD) : turn on —often used with out bslang : freak 3btransitive verb1 a: to cause to stumble —often used with up b: to cause to fail : obstruct —often used with up2: to detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder
; also : expose —usually used with up3archaic : to perform (as a dance) lightly or nimbly4: to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free5 a: to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering b: to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering6: to release or operate (a mechanism) especially by releasing a catch or detent <trip the fire alarm>
— trip the light fantastic
: dance
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