mistripEtymologyFrom mis- + trip.nounThe act of mistripping or an instance of mistripping.“This system takes out all the guesswork, when for example, a mistrip occurs and the drill has to be tripped in a second time.”verbTo trip by mistake.“For example, individual bottles may leak chronically, may contaminate the samples being taken, e.g. chlorofluorocarbons, or may consistently mistrip or otherwise malfunction.”