I. ˈtra-vəl verb
( -eled or -elled ; -el·ing or trav·el·ling ˈtra-və-liŋ, ˈtrav-liŋ)
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
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- travel light
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the act of traveling : passage
b. : a journey especially to a distant or unfamiliar place : tour , trip — often used in plural
2. plural : an account of one's travels
3. : the number traveling : traffic
4.
a. : movement , progression
the travel of satellites around the earth
b. : the motion of a piece of machinery ; especially : reciprocating motion