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tripped, ppl. a.|trɪpt| [f. trip v. + -ed1.] 1. Bot. Of a flower whose pollinating mechanism has been activated by tripping.
1914Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric. No. 75. 5 In artificially tripped flowers..12 out of 34 tripped set seed. 1956Nature 18 Feb. 334/2 The number of tripped florets was recorded and calyces marked each day. 1980Sabrao Jrnl. XII. 104 The seed set of tripped flowers indicates the level of self-fertility. 2. Operated or caused to respond by contact with a projection or other object.
1921Conquest Jan. 130/1 A roller which reacts the ‘tripped’ brushes or wipers. 1977R. Ludlum Chancellor Manuscript xxx. 320 Don't worry, there's a set of electronically tripped windows..with..bulletproof glass. 3. tripped-out: under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug, esp. LSD. slang.
1973Listener 15 Nov. 680/3 The tripped-out nudes in the penthouse flat. 1976H. Ferguson Confessions of Long Distance Acid Head 11 Everyone was gathered round talking about the arrangements they would make for their ‘excursion’ the following day. They cared so little for my tripped-out state that they turned out the light and left me in the darkened room. |