travel

¹trav·el

verb \ˈtra-vəl\

trav·eled or trav·elledtrav·el·ing or trav·el·ling\ˈtra-və-liŋ, ˈtrav-liŋ\

Definition of TRAVEL

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 allow

transitive 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

Examples of TRAVEL

1. The birds are traveling south for the winter.
2. His job requires him to travel frequently.
3. She enjoys traveling around Europe.
4. They traveled cross-country from New York to California.
5. The pain traveled down his back.
6. the way that sound travels in an empty room
7. That car was really traveling when it passed us.
8. The order is traveling by plane.

Origin of TRAVEL

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRAVEL

Synonyms: journey, peregrinate, pilgrimage, tour, trek, trip, voyage

Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke

Related Words: gallivant (also galavant), hop, jaunt, knock (about), perambulate, ramble, roam, rove, traipse, wander; migrate, road-trip; bus, cab, coach, cruise, drive, fly, gig, jet, motor, navigate, ride, roll, sail, trundle; barnstorm

Near Antonyms: dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

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Rhymes with TRAVEL

cavil, gavel, gravel, ravel