English Explanatory Dictionary

overtrip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To trip over nimbly; to skip lightly over.
  2. To stumble and fall over
  3. To move where another is also moving or occur at the same time as another is occurring; to fail to coordinate (with)
  4. To burgeon so as to exceed a limit.
  5. To tip a balance.
  6. To be oversensitive in triggering a fail-safe mechanism, especially to incorrectly activate or trip a circuit breaker.
noun
  1. An instance of overtripping.

Word forms

overtrip overtrips overtripping overtripped

Etymology

From over- + trip.

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