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- [trek]
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- [trek]
- /trɛk/
Definitions of trek word
- verb without object trek to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty. 1
- verb without object trek South Africa. to travel by ox wagon. 1
- verb with object trek South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load). 1
- noun trek a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship. 1
- noun trek South Africa. a migration or expedition, as by ox wagon. 1
- noun trek South Africa. a stage of a journey, especially by ox wagon, between one stopping place and the next. 1
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Origin of trek
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < Afrikaans < Dutch trek (noun), trekken (v.) to draw (a vehicle or load), migrate
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Parts of speech for Trek
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trek popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trek usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trek
verb trek
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
noun trek
- day trip — A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.
- footfall — a footstep.
- hegira — Islam. Hijra.
- hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
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