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Sound
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noun
An instance of overtripping.
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verb
To skip nimbly or lightly over.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
To stumble and fall over
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verb
To move where another is also moving or occur at the same time as another is occurring; to fail to coordinate (with)
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verb
To burgeon so as to exceed a limit.
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verb
To tip a balance.
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verb
To be oversensitive in triggering a fail-safe mechanism, especially to incorrectly activate or trip a circuit breaker.
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Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
From over- + trip.
