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trek

[ trek ]

verb (used without object)

trekked, trekking.
  1. to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory:

    He managed to escape from a Siberian labor camp and trekked to Iran, a three-year journey.

  2. to hike long distances as a recreational activity, especially over rough terrain:

    He's trekked through the Himalayas and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro.

  3. to make a short but difficult trip on foot:

    We trekked back to our hotel in the pouring rain.

  4. South Africa. to travel by ox wagon.


verb (used with object)

trekked, trekking.
  1. South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load).

noun

  1. a slow or difficult journey, hike, or trip.
  2. South Africa.
    1. a migration or expedition, especially by ox wagon.
    2. a stage of such a journey, between one stopping place and the next.

trek

/ ٰɛ /

noun

  1. a long and often difficult journey
  2. a journey or stage of a journey, esp a migration by ox wagon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to make a trek
  2. tr (of an ox, etc) to draw (a load)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ٰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trek1

First recorded in 1845–50; from Afrikaans and Dutch noun trek “a tug, pull, march”; verb from Afrikaans trek “to draw, pull, migrate,” from Dutch trekken
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trek1

C19: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch trekken to travel; related to Old Frisian trekka
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Really though, you are only busying yourself and putting off the inevitable trek back home for a few more minutes.

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Dozens of representatives from all of the major entertainment industry unions trekked to Sacramento to support the legislation, as did studio executives, their lobbyists and the Motion Picture Assn. trade group.

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The carpets, lighting and houseplants may be new, but the penthouse feels lived-in and familiar, as comforting as her beloved Zuse, who made the trek back to Los Angeles with her.

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On Wednesday, the Colorado-based organization posted a YouTube video of the birds’ annual migratory trek across the ice to their breeding grounds.

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King pointed out that the NS-31 trek followed the same path as Alan Shepard, for whom the rocket in which she traveled is named.

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