Main Entry: ¹trav·el

Pronunciation: \ˈtra-vəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): trav·eled or trav·elled; trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling \ˈtra-və-liŋ, ˈtrav-liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English travailen, travelen to torment, labor, strive, journey, from Anglo-French travailler

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to go on or as if on a trip or tour : journey b (1) : to go as if by traveling : pass <the news traveled fast> (2) : associate <travels with a sophisticated crowd> c : to go from place to place as a sales representative or business agent
2 a (1) : to move or undergo transmission from one place to another <goods traveling by plane> (2) : to withstand relocation successfully <a dish that travels well> b : to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance <the stylus travels in a groove> c : to move rapidly <a car that can really travel>
3 : to take more steps while holding a basketball than the rules allowtransitive verb 1 a : to journey through or over b : to follow (a course or path) as if by traveling
2 : to traverse (a specified distance)
3 : to cover (an area) as a commercial traveler

— travel light : to travel with a minimum of equipment or baggage