n.
Pronunciation: ' tra-v ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling \ ' tra-v ə -li ŋ , ' trav-li ŋ \
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 travel ed fast> (2) : ASSOCIATE < travel s 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 travel ing by plane> (2) : to withstand relocation successfully <a dish that travel s well> b : to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance <the stylus travel s 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