travel
v.
go on a journey, go on a voyage, move, go from one place to another
n.
act of traveling, movement, journeying
Travel
Travel is the
transport of people on a trip/journey or the process or time involved in a person or object moving from one location to another. Reasons for travel include:
Tourism—travel for
recreation. This may apply to the travel itself, or the travel may just be the necessary investment to arrive at a desired location.Visiting friends and family
TradeCommuting–going to various routine activities, such as work or
meetings.
Migration—travel to begin life somewhere else;
nomadic people do this
Pilgrimages—travel for religious reasons
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travel
travel
Noun
1. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
(synonym) traveling, travelling
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) walk
(derivation) move around
2. a movement through space that changes the location of something
(synonym) change of location
(hypernym) movement, motion
(hyponym) ascension
3. self-propelled movement
(synonym) locomotion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) brachiation
(derivation) go, move, locomote
Verb
1. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
(synonym) go, move, locomote
(antonym) stay in place
(hyponym) go around, spread, circulate
(verb-group) move, displace
(derivation) change of location
2. undertake a journey or trip
(synonym) journey
(hypernym) trip, jaunt
(hyponym) tour
(verb-group) journey
(derivation) traveling, travelling
3. make a trip for pleasure
(synonym) trip, jaunt
(hyponym) junket
(cause) go, move, locomote
(derivation) traveler, traveller
4. travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
(synonym) journey
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) sail
(verb-group) journey
(derivation) traveling, travelling
5. undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) fly
(derivation) change of location
6. travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
(synonym) move around
(hypernym) go, move, locomote
(hyponym) itinerate
(derivation) traveling, travelling
Travel
(v. t.)
To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.
(v. t.)
To force to journey.
(v. i.)
To pass; to go; to move.
(v. i.)
To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is traveling in California.
(v. i.)
To labor; to travail.
(v. i.)
To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets.
(n.)
The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve.
(n.)
The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey.
(n.)
Labor; parturition; travail.
(n.)
An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Travel
See also Transport, Transportation, Trip.