Meaning

(obsolete, transitive) To trip over nimbly; to skip lightly over..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete, transitive) 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. (electronics) To be oversensitive in triggering a fail-safe mechanism, especially to incorrectly activate or trip a circuit breaker.
7. (electronics) An instance of overtripping.

Example Sentences

She does not ride rough shod over people, but she gently overtrips them with her little pointed French heels, and leaves wounds in all the hearts that have opened to receive her.

In such a night did Thisbe fearfully overtrip the dew , and saw the lion's shadow ere himself, and ran dismay'd away

I overtripped thy feelers far outstretched And fell , kerwhango , down upon my head , Raising a scar that time can ne'er efface !

The tassel of the hearth-rug has flung down the bass-drum, and he and his dapple-grey horse lie overtripped, slipped out of line, with the little lead drumsticks glistening to the fire's shine.

Shot—Who shoots?—Blood? Sulfur—Feet overtrip— Legs overrush — Blood— Fear—Chase— Fly— Yell—

MY selul Zabia, whose rhythm in walking and mine in swaying had reached together a degree of harmony sufficient to establish peace between us, threaded her way through the tuberosities of the plain without overtripping, or disturbing my sleep.

Wherever we stopped, wherever we went, crowds of people overtripping one another came to gaze at the President's bride .

The words cam thickly, now halting and now overtripping each other.

Word Forms

• overtrips
• overtripping
• overtripped

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When Should You Use Overtrip?

Use overtrip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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