Trek

Quick meaning: Trek is a noun meaning (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.

Meaning

(South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.

More Meanings

1. (South Africa) The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
2. A slow or difficult journey.
3. A long walk.
4. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey.
5. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
6. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.
7. (Nigeria) To travel by walking.

Example Sentences

We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.

I would drive to the shops from here; you can walk, but it's quite a trek.

Before that they had been a good deal on the move, trekking about after the white man, who was one of those rolling stones that keep going round after a soft job.

Young Indians looking for work opportunities have made up a sizeable portion of undocumented migrants in the US, many after making the dangerous trek through Latin America to reach the US southern border.

Word Forms

• treks
• treck
• trekking
• trekked

Synonyms for trek

Depending on context, synonyms include slog, schlep, tramp.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shipment, travel, walkabout, voyage, migration, excursion.

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