Word Finder - tripped

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To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot

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Be careful not to trip on the tree roots.

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(sometimes followed by "up") to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them

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A pedestrian was able to trip the burglar as he was running away.

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To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc

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To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict

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To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch

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When we get into the factory, trip the lights.

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To be activated, as by a signal or an event

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The alarm system tripped, throwing everyone into a panic.

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To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs

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After taking the LSD, I started tripping about fairies and colors.

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To journey, to make a trip

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Last summer we tripped to the coast.

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To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip

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To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free

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To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it

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(most commonly used in the form tripping) to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption

Jonny tripped his senses again.

Charles tripped and fell through the portal.

He tensed as she tripped his senses again.

I tripped in the rain.  I think my foot is stuck in a root.

She started to follow and tripped, then stifled a cry.

When Jessi tripped his senses, he tensed so quickly, he nearly leapt out of his seat.

Mansr tripped, taking all three of them down.

She tripped, and her head snapped back.

Right over here on the rock that tripped you.

She tripped over a stair and landed hard.

She stepped back to avoid his hand and tripped over one of the paint cans, falling and sliding across the floor.

Darian tripped suddenly and landed on his stomach.

He sensed the wards he tripped and waited for the Ancient to appear.

She darted for the door and tripped over a piece of twine, plunging to the hay.

Catching the toe of her hiking boots under a vine, she tripped and fell.

Someone else tripped the wards marking his territory of Southern California, someone he didn't expect to be alive.

As if unaccustomed to his longer legs, Toby tripped twice on his way to the door, stabilized himself, then started forward more cautiously.

I guess I've always been a dreamer and one night when I was just taking a piss I tripped over a couple suitcases with all my dreams in 'em. Sometimes there are temptations you just can't pass up.

Arnie tripped, the content of his fist flying free over the boulders to the cliff's edge.

A log tripped her, and she rolled partway down the other side of the hill then bounded to her feet.

Kids can get tripped up in the excess fabric.

The phone rang twice and Randy tripped as he dashed across the room to answer.

Sirian staggered through the forest, agony tearing through him as he tripped and landed hard.

He tripped and fell across the track and was badly electrocuted.

Terrified of what she'd find on the other side, she stepped through and tripped.

The only system error is … five sensors were tripped when the field was disengaged, she murmured with a frown.

Blinded, she tripped over a stool and hauled herself into a corner, chest heaving and body slick with sweat and blood.

The only system error is … five sensors were tripped when the field was disengaged, she murmured with a frown.

You don't want obstructions on the floor that can be tripped over in a small space, shelves that you can bang your head on as you get out of the shower and so on.

The embarrassing disgraced teen moments mentioned before are minor and most of your friends and family will forget that you tripped and fell pretty quickly once the vent is past.

The former dancing pop singer reportedly tripped over her pet Chihuahua the weekend of May 19, 2007, causing her to fall.

Some say the tiger sensed that Roy was having a mini-stroke and attempted to carry him off stage to safety, while others say that a group of women sitting in the front row were getting too close to the stage when Roy tripped and fell.

Once one of those ten people decides to throw a rock through the window or bang open your front door, then the alarm is tripped.

One of the Gods tripped the wards he had set around his territory in southern California.

Gerry, the station chief, tripped his wards a moment before the stealthy Guardian crossed the threshold into the ten meter radius around Xander, where he was able to absorb thoughts and manipulate minds.

Prince Andrew looked out of the shed and saw Pierre, who had tripped over a pole on the ground and had nearly fallen, coming his way.

Gloria tripped on the hearth and fell, almost hitting her head on the mantel as she tumbled.

The dehumidifier is typically plugged into an electrical socket, therefore the cable needs to be placed so it cannot be tripped over.

Because of their small size, they are often accidentally stepped on or tripped over.

Home alarms that alert a central command center will often phone the police for you when tripped.

The most simple fix for this type of problem is to check your breaker box and flip on the tripped switch.

Things went well for Mr. Mumber until he tripped up, and one of his clients recognized the "extra" in their photograph as being a living person!

In one case, while Uri was playing in a basketball game, he tripped while making a lay-up, broke his neck and died on the court.

The two-hour hike had turned into a six-hour battle when his men tripped over a scout in the lower valley.

Gabe's step faltered, and he tripped for the first time since he'd led them into the forest.  Katie's gaze went from Andre to the death-dealer.

Katie sought an entrance into the palatial estate, not seeing one along this side.  She ran alongside the marble structure.  It was well over quarter mile in length.  Toby pulled away from her suddenly, and she stopped so fast, she tripped.

Holding them out in front of her, she stepped forward until a boulder the size of her foot tripped her.

When the rustic talks in the vernacular to his horse he is not much concerned to know whether he is heard and understood; still less when he mutters threats against an absent rival, or kicks the stool that has tripped him up with a vicious "Take that!"

Wire caught and tripped them and tangled them, but they stumbled on.

Panicked in the darkness, he bounded to his feet, tripped, and landed hard on his face.