tripod UK /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/US /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/noun 4verb 2forms 3 noun4 •A three-legged stand or mount.Cameras often have tripod attachments, which help when taking steady photographs. •A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897). •An organism with three limbs. •(slang, humorous) Someone with a very large penis. verb2 •To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.I tripodded after my 6-mile run. •Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail. formstripoded · tripoding · tripods