trav·el [trávv'l]
verb (past and past participle trav·eled or trav·elled, present participle trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, 3rd person present singular trav·els)
1. intransitive verb go on journey: to go on a journey to a particular place, usually using a form of transportation
2. intransitive verb go from place to place: to go from place to place or visit various places and countries for business or pleasure
  • We hope to travel more when we retire.
  • 3. transitive verb journey through area: to go on journeys through, around, or within a particular area
  • They liked to travel the countryside stopping at places of interest.
  • 4. transitive verb cover particular distance: to go or cover a particular distance
  • travel 10 miles
  • 5. intransitive verb go at particular speed: to move at a particular speed or in a particular way
  • The train was traveling at 90 mph when it had to stop.
  • 6. intransitive verb move fast: to move swiftly (informal)
    7. intransitive verb make sales trips: to go from place to place as a salesperson or as part of a business
  • After five years traveling, she wanted an office job.
  • 8. intransitive verb react to being transported: to be in a particular condition as a result of being transported
  • Snakes do not travel well.
  • 9. intransitive verb be transmitted: to be transmitted or communicated
  • News traveled fast.
  • 10. intransitive verb scan during filming: to scan an object or scene in the process of observing or filming it
    11. intransitive verb mechanical engineering move in fixed path: to move in a fixed path while operating (refers to a machine part)
    12. intransitive verb U.S. associate with particular group: to associate with a particular person or group
  • They’ve been traveling with a new crowd.
  • 13. intransitive verb basketball take illegal number of steps: in basketball, to take more steps while holding the ball than the rules allow
    noun
    1. activity of traveling: the activity of going on journeys, usually using a form of transportation, or visiting different places
  • air travel
  • 2. mechanical engineering total distance mechanical part moves: the total distance that a mechanical part such as a piston inside a cylinder moves
    3. U.S. amount of traffic: the amount of traffic at a given place along a route
    trav·els, plural noun
    1. series of journeys: a series of journeys undertaken by a person or group
  • She’s off on her travels again.
  • 2. literature account of somebody’s journeys: an account of the journeys undertaken by a person or group
    adjective
      for traveler: intended for, accompanying, or used by a traveler
  • a travel iron
  • [14th century. Variant of travail]
    -trav·el·a·ble, adjective

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