adj. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.adj. Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.n. Act of one who, or that which, trips.n. A light dance.n. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.