adj
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of Star Trek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
trek
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Pronunciation
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trĕk
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/tɹɛk/
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rhymes with -ɛk
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CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of Star Trek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 3
A journey by ox wagon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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noun
Meaning 4
The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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noun
Meaning 5
A slow or difficult journey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.
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noun
Meaning 6
A long walk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I would drive to the shops from here; you can walk, but it's quite a trek.
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Synonyms: slog, schlep
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verb
Meaning 7
To make a slow or arduous journey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: tramp
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verb
Meaning 9
To travel by ox wagon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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verb
Meaning 10
To travel by walking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Nigeria
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noun
Meaning 11
any long and difficult trip
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trip
noun
Meaning 12
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: journey, journeying
verb
Meaning 13
make a long and difficult journey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis
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Broader terms: travel, journey
verb
Meaning 14
journey on foot, especially in the mountains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas
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Broader terms: travel, journey
History
Etymology
From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).