Sekirov Dictionary

travel

/ˈtɹævəl/

verb 6
noun 7
forms 11

verb6

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to be on a journey from one place to another, often for work or for pleasure
- John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.
- Snakes do not travel well.
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To travel throughout (a place).
- I’ve travelled the world.
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To force to journey.
- They shall not be travailed forth of their own franchises. — 1596
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To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
- Soundwaves can travel through water.
- The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
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(no longer used) To labour; to travail.
- Necessity will make men fare hard, and work hard, and travel hard, go bare, and suffer much; yea it will even cut off a leg or arm to save their lives — 1707

noun7

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The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
- I like travel, but it’s always too tiring.
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[in the plural] A series of journeys.
- I’m off on my travels around France again.
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The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
- There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.
- My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
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Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.
- The keys have great travel.
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[in the plural] An account of one's travels.
- He released his travels in 1900, two years after returning from Africa.
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
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(no longer used) Labour; parturition; travail.
- Hard Labour is when more vehement Pains and dangerous Symptomes happen to Women in Travel, and continue a longer time. — 1667

forms

traveled · travelled · traveledst · travelledst · traveling · travelling · traveleth · travelleth · travels · travelest · travellest

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