Trip \Trip\ (tr[i^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripped (tr[i^]pt);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Tripping.] [OE. trippen; akin to D.
   trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp.]
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   1. 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.
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            This horse anon began to trip and dance. --Chaucer.
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            Come, and trip it, as you go,
            On the light fantastic toe.           --Milton.
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            She bounded by, and tripped so light
            They had not time to take a steady sight. --Dryden.
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   2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip
      to Europe.
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   3. 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.
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   4. Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense
      against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake;
      to fail. "Till his tongue trip." --Locke.
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            A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind
            understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip
            and stumble.                          --South.
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            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.                          --Dryden.
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            What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? --R.
                                                  Browning.
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