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Meaning of 'travel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Travel [ n.]
- The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey.
- 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.
- The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve.
- Labor; parturition; travail.
2 . Travel [ v. i.]
- To labor; to travail.
- To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets.
- 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.
- To pass; to go; to move.
3 . Travel [ v. t.]
- To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.
- To force to journey.

Meaning of 'travel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . travel [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of going from one place to another
Example in sentence:
  • he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
2 . travel [ v]
Meaning (2):
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Example in sentence:
  • How fast does your new car go?;
  • news travelled fast;
  • 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;
  • We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
Meaning (3):
- travel upon or across
Example in sentence:
  • travel the oceans
Meaning (4):
- undergo transportation as in a vehicle
Example in sentence:
  • We travelled North on Rte. 508

Nearby Words:

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