tripped

Tripped is the past tense and past participle of the verb trip. The word has several distinct meanings in English, depending on context, including a physical stumble, a device activation, and slang related to psychedelic experiences. It also appears in technical and safety-related phrases.

In its common usage, trip means to stumble or momentarily lose balance after catching a foot on an object or uneven surface. Tripped describes the action or someone who has fallen, as in "She tripped on the curb."

In electrical and safety contexts, to trip means to activate a protective mechanism that interrupts current. A circuit breaker can trip when it detects overload or a fault. When it trips, power is cut off and resets are usually required after the fault is resolved.

In slang, "to trip" refers to experiencing the effects of psychedelic drugs. Someone who has tripped has undergone perceptual or cognitive changes, typically lasting several hours. The term is common in casual speech and media.

Other usages include "to trip a sensor" or alarm. The sense related to travel, as in "take a trip," uses a different noun and is not conveyed by "tripped."