travel

Main Entry:: ¹trav·el
Pronunciation:: \ˈtra-vəl\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: trav·eled or trav·elled; trav·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 verb1 a: to go on or as if on a trip or tour : journey b (1): to go as if by traveling : pass <the news traveled fast> (2): associate <travels with a sophisticated crowd> c: to go from place to place as a sales representative or business agent2 a (1): to move or undergo transmission from one place to another <goods traveling by plane> (2): to withstand relocation successfully <a dish that travels well> b: to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance <the stylus travels 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 allowtransitive verb1 a: to journey through or over b: to follow (a course or path) as if by traveling2: 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

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