trek

¹trek

verb \ˈtrek\

trekkedtrek·king

Definition of TREK

intransitive verb

1

chiefly South African a : to travel by ox wagon b : to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such

2

: to make one's way arduously; broadly : journey

— trek·ker noun

Examples of TREK

1. We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.
2. On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.
3. We trekked across the country in her old car.

Origin of TREK

Afrikaans, from Dutch trecken to pull, haul, migrate; akin to Old High German trechan to pull

First Known Use: 1835

Related to TREK

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

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

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Rhymes with TREK

beck, Cech, check, Czech, deck, dreck, Eck, fleck, heck, Lech, lek, neck, pec, peck, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, wreak, wreck