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trav·el (tr v l)v. trav·eled or trav·elled, trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, trav·els v.intr.1. To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey. 2. To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent. 3. To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass. 4. To advance or proceed. 5. To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles. 6. To move along a course, as in a groove. 7. To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly. 8. Informal To move swiftly. 9. Basketball To walk or run illegally while holding the ball. v.tr. To pass or journey over or through; traverse: travel the roads of Europe. n.1. The act or process of traveling; movement or passage from one place to another. 2. travelsa. A series of journeys. b. An account of one's journeys. 3. Activity or traffic along a route or through a given point. 4. The activity or business of arranging trips or providing services for travelers. 5. a. The motion of a piece of machinery, especially of a reciprocating part; stroke. b. The length of a mechanical stroke.
[Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see travail.] |
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | traveling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" circumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe" roving, vagabondage, wandering - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" stage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise" on the road, on tour - travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road" |
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