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TREK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: trekked    , trekking   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any long and difficult trip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trek" is a kind of...):

trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trek" is a kind of...):

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

Domain region:

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a long and difficult journey

Example:

They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "trek" is one way to...):

journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

trekker (a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Journey on foot, especially in the mountains

Example:

We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "trek" is one way to...):

journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

trekker (a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country))

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