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tripping line

trip·ping line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trip-ing lahyn]
    • /ˈtrɪp ɪŋ laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trip-ing lahyn]
    • /ˈtrɪp ɪŋ laɪn/

Definitions of tripping line words

  • noun tripping line a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris. 1
  • noun tripping line a journey, voyage, or run made by a boat, train, bus, or the like, between two points: It's a short trip from Baltimore to Philadelphia. 1
  • noun tripping line round trip (defs 1, 2). 1
  • noun tripping line a single journey or course of travel taken as part of one's duty, work, etc.: his daily trip to the bank. 1
  • noun tripping line a stumble; misstep. 1
  • noun tripping line a sudden impeding or catching of a person's foot so as to throw the person down, especially in wrestling. 1

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Origin of tripping line

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Tripping line

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tripping line popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

tripping line usage trend in Literature

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