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atrip

/əˈtɹɪp/

atrip adjective: having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.

Adjective

atrip (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.
    • The captain's anchor is pretty nigh atrip; I shouldn't wonder if he croaked afore morning.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
  2. (obsolete, rare) Hoisted up taut and ready for trimming.
    • no sooner had they taken possession thereof, but they got their mainsail atrip1726, Penhallow's Indian Wars
  3. (obsolete) Having been tripped, i.e. hoisted up and ready to be swayed across.
    • The Sailors ship their Oars, and cease to row;
      Then hoist their Yards a-trip, and all their Sails
      Let fall, to court the Wind, and catch the Gales:1700, [John] Dryden, “Ceyx and Alcone”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Origin of atrip

From a- + trip.

Questions about atrip

What does atrip mean?
Atrip means having just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.
What part of speech is atrip?
Atrip is an adjective.
How do you pronounce atrip?
Atrip is pronounced /əˈtɹɪp/.

Words near atrip in the dictionary

  1. atrioventricular
  2. atrioventricular bundle
  3. atrioventricular bundles
  4. atrioventricular valve
  5. atrioventricular valves
  6. atrip
  7. atrist
  8. atrists
  9. atrium
  10. atriumed
  11. atriums

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