v. & n. orig. S.Afr.
--v.intr. (trekked, trekking)
1. travel or make one's way arduously (trekking through the forest).
2 esp. hist. migrate or journey with one's belongings by ox-wagon.
3 (of an ox) draw a vehicle or pull a load.
--n.
1. a a journey or walk made by trekking (it was a trek to the nearest launderette). b each stage of such a journey.
2 an organized migration of a body of persons.
Derivatives:
trekker n.
Etymology: S.Afr. Du. trek (n.), trekken (v.) draw, travel