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trip out ( third-person singular simple present trips out , present participle tripping out , simple past and past participle tripped out )

• ( slang ) To hallucinate or otherwise alter one's consciousness as a result of drugs. They started to trip out after five minutes of eating the mushrooms.
• 2014 , Kristen Ashley, The Promise , →ISBN : “Miranda told me he's totally tripped out about Tenrix,” she declared, and my eyes shot back to her, another chill going down my spine...."...Lloyd blew a gasket when Heath told him but Heath told him when it was over..."
• 2014 , Colby Buzzell, My War: Killing Time in Iraq , →ISBN , page 115 : I noticed that the Iraqis, especially the female Iraqis, were completely tripping out at the sight of a female in uniform, like they would point and act all shocked when they saw them.
• 2015 , Maurice Moya, The Torreon Cabin Murders: A False Confession and False Statement , →ISBN : And I just, when he put the he put the gun to my head I just tripped out most.
• 2012 , Paul Krassner, Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut , →ISBN : The students just ate those pages up, getting high on Deuteronomy, tripping out on Exodus.
• 2012 , Starr Ambrose, Gold Fire , →ISBN : The current zoning board is high on growth, and the plan for a golf course has them practically tripping out .
• 2015 , Gabrielle Prendergast, The Frail Days , →ISBN , page 115 : And Jacob is tripping out on a riff he pulled in his solo that made my eyes fill with tears.
• 1982 , Gus Frias, Barrio Warriors: Homeboys of Peace , page 23 : We enjoyed joking, blaspheming and tripping out on teachers, administrators and on some of the weird-looking students on campus.
• 2007 , Yvette R. Harris, James A. Graham, The African American Child: Development and Challenges , →ISBN , page 125 : In the beginning of the story, Mae was tripping out on being princess with a. dyeing her hair b. long golden hair c. a long dress d. an Afro
• 2015 , Calvin Slater, Hold Me Down , →ISBN : The drama with the bikers had given him insomnia. So he'd made it through the night lying in bed on his back with the bedroom lights out and staring into the darkness. Xavier had been tripping out , thinking about a lifetime of mistakes he'd managed to make over a couple years.
• 1998 , Steve Devereux, Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual , →ISBN , page 15 : Work carefully through high overpulls when tripping out , it may add a couple of hours to the trip, but you should not get into trouble.
• 2011 , Philippe Theys, Gerald Brace, Quest for Quality Data , →ISBN , page 213 : It is more common, for instance, for a drill string to become stuck when tripping out with the bit off bottom and the critical information pertinent to such a stuck pipe event will not be present in the traditional on-bottom depth-referenced data.
• 1911 , The Electrical Journal - Volume 67 , page 82 : Hitherto the switches with so-called instantaneous overload release have had the objectionable feature of tripping out on temporary overloads
• 1929 , United States National Bureau of Standards, Protection of electrical circuits and equipment against lightning : At any rate the power arc requires the tripping out of the circuit to extinguish the arc, causing an interruption in the continuity of service, the maintenance of which is constantly becoming of increased importance.
• 2013 , John Robertson, Dare to Dream , →ISBN , page 382 : The purifier tripped out due to the vibrations caused by the bang.
• 2010 , Milly Johnson, A Summer Fling , →ISBN : 'No, not this weekend,' was all she said, although much more could have come tripping out so effortlessly in this comfortable corner with these women ready to listen.
• 2012 , Agustín Laó-Montes, Arlene Dávila, Mambo Montage: The Latinization of New York City , →ISBN , page 390 : And it started little by little tripping out , then the big . . . multinationals, the big corporations . . . I don't wanna say another word because then they'll think I'm too much to the left.
• 2012 , Evan Bates, Great German Short Stories , →ISBN : One afternoon, for instance, during coffee, in a sort of brown study like this, in the special season of corporeal and spiritual digestion, the place where a lost Act was lying occurred to me, as if by inspiration ; and last night, no farther gone, there came a glorious large Latin paper tripping out before my open eyes, in the very same way.”
• 2014 , Ruchi Vasudeva, You Can't Fight A Royal Attraction , →ISBN : The question tripped out , the desire to know too strong to be denied.
• 2009 , Jonathan Lerner, Alex Underground , →ISBN , page 11 : Unlike Alex, Doug functioned very well in the debates, as willing as the next deep thinker to go tripping out onto lofty constructions of ideology and rhetoric.
• 2009 , George A. Carlin, He Who Gets Slapped , →ISBN , page 138 : He did not betray a flicker of interest until the act was over and she and Bezano came tripping out hand in hand to take their bows.
• 2010 , Elizabeth Aston, Writing Jane Austen: A Novel , →ISBN , page 86 : What had it felt like to go tripping out in those delicate half-boots, muslined from neck to ankle, a parasol in your hand, hair dressed and bonneted, and stays pressing your ribs every time you breathed?
• 2012 , Ann Lethbridge, Lady Of Shame , →ISBN : Her fur-lined cloak would serve as a carriage blanket as well as keep her warm when tripping out to the necessary or when they put up for the night.

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Definition of trip out

Trip out     .

She tripped out when she heard what he had done.

• See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out .

verb - transitive

Person A: Do you know Mark? Person B: Yeah, man, that boy trips me out !

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Definitions for trip out trip out, this dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word trip out ., princeton's wordnet rate this definition: 0.0 / 0 votes.

trip, trip out, turn on, get off verb

get high, stoned, or drugged

"He trips every weekend"

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• trip out verb

To hallucinate as a result of drugs.

To have as an image in one's mind.

To have a fit, to become enraged.

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"Trip out" is a slang term, often associated with drug culture, that describes the experience of hallucinations, altered consciousness, or perceptual anomalies often due to the consumption of mind-altering substances. It can also be used more generally to refer to any situation where someone feels disoriented, overwhelmed or unusually affected by something. It can sometimes suggest a sense of confusion, astonishment, or fascination.

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The numerical value of trip out in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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The numerical value of trip out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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I can speak, having been on those missions, and certainly the first trip out of Wuhan, the second, the third, the Diamond Princess, and based on a relationship that I've had with HHS,( Secretary of Defense Mark) Esper and CDC dating back to 2014. Every precaution has been taken.

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Definition of trip

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intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of trip  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrination

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Word History

Middle English trippen , from Anglo-French treper, triper , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English treppan to tread — more at trap

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

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The definition of trip out in the dictionary is to disconnect or be disconnected or to stop or be stopped by means of a trip switch or trip button.

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Definition of trip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• Did you have a good trip?
• We went on a trip to the mountains.
• a boat/coach/bus trip
• a business/school/shopping trip
• a fishing/camping trip
• They took a trip down the river.
• We had to make several trips to bring all the equipment over.
• Jack made a return trip (= another visit to the same place) later that year.
• The return trip (= back to the place where you started) on the bike was much easier and quicker than the outbound trip.
• He went with her on her overseas trips.
• She's away on a short trip.
• He is planning a trip to Vienna.
• They organize short bike trips.
• He has just returned from a three-day trip to Australia.
• a business trip
• a five-minute trip by taxi
• a long and difficult journey across the mountains
• a tour of Bavaria
• the first expedition to the South Pole
• We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
• The children were on a day’s outing from school.
• We had a day out at the beach.
• a(n) foreign/​overseas trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition
• a bus/​coach/​train/​rail trip/​journey/​tour
• to go on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion/​outing/​day out
• to set out/​off on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• to make a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
• have/​take (British English) a holiday/ (North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/ (British English) a gap year
• go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage
• go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing
• plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary
• book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets
• have/​make/​cancel a reservation/ (especially British English) booking
• rent a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage
• (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped
• stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/ (both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan
• cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/ (British English) en suite room
• check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room
• pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags
• call/​order room service
• cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation
• apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport
• take out/​buy/​get travel insurance
• catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight
• fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class
• make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/ (North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
• experience/​cause/​lead to delays
• check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/ (especially North American English) baggage
• be charged for/​pay excess baggage
• board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry
• taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway
• experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence
• suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness
• attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors
• encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism
• promote/​develop ecotourism
• build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/ (especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort
• work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain
• be served by/​compete with low-cost/ (especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines
• book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent
• contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator
• book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour
• buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs
• Enjoy your trip!
• He makes frequent trips to Poland.
• He's just back from a trip to Alaska.
• I had to cut short my trip when my wallet was stolen.
• My last trip abroad was two years ago.
• Don't make a special trip just to get my newspaper.
• In their last two away trips, Everton were defeated by Spurs.
• The first prize is a free trip to New York.
• The food alone made the trip worthwhile.
• The rest of our trip was uneventful.
• The trip home took us five hours!
• They are hoping to complete the trip in four days.
• They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.
• Well, have a safe trip back!
• her dream trip to New Zealand
• Because of bad weather conditions, the trip was cancelled.
• Tomorrow there will be a boat trip to the island.
• We used to go on school trips to France when we were kids.
• be (away) on
• a trip abroad
• the trip home
• the trip of a lifetime

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trip noun ( JOURNEY )

• You should always check your oil , water and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
• How about a trip to the zoo this afternoon ?
• She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid .
• The travel company has written giving information about the trip.
• He's always going off around the world on business trips, leaving his wife to cope with the babies by herself.
• break-journey
• circumnavigation

trip noun ( FALL )

• collapse under someone's/something's weight
• collapse/fall in a heap idiom
• drop like flies idiom
• knock someone over
• let go idiom
• overbalance
• parachutist
• trip (someone) up

trip noun ( EXPERIENCE )

• abstinence-only
• non-intoxicant
• non-intoxicating
• pill-popping
• solvent abuse
• substance abuse

trip verb ( LOSE BALANCE )

• fall She slipped and fell.
• drop Several apples dropped from the tree.
• collapse Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
• crumple He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
• tumble A huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
• plunge Four of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
• The bowler tripped as he was delivering the ball .
• She tripped and fell over.
• I tripped as I got off the bus .
• She tripped over the rug .
• I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path .

trip verb ( MOVE )

• bowl down/along something
• make good time idiom
• make haste idiom

trip verb ( SWITCH )

• anti-static
• capacitance
• electricity
• high-voltage
• non-electric
• non-electrical
• non-electronic
• solid-state
• transistorized

trip verb ( EXPERIENCE )

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