traffic

²traffic

verb

traf·fickedtraf·fick·ing

Definition of TRAFFIC

intransitive verb

1

: to carry on traffic

2

: to concentrate one's effort or interest; broadly : engage, deal <a writer who often traffics in hyperbole>

transitive verb

1

a : to travel over <heavily trafficked highways> b : to visit as a customer <a highly trafficked bookstore>

2

: trade, barter

— traf·fick·er noun

Examples of TRAFFIC

1. <arrested him for trafficking in drugs>

First Known Use of TRAFFIC

1540

Related to TRAFFIC

Synonyms: deal, trade

Related Words: bargain, barter, horse-trade, negotiate, transact; auction, exchange, merchandise (also merchandize), rebuy, resell, swap; buy, pick up, purchase, take; distribute, fair-trade, market, peddle, retail, sell, supply, vend, wholesale; black-market, bootleg, fence, smuggle; corner, engross, monopolize, undersell; day-trade, invest, speculate

Near Antonyms: black [chiefly British], blackball, boycott

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Rhymes with TRAFFIC

graphic, sapphic