Definition of TRAVEL

travel

Plural: travels

Noun

  • the act of going from one place to another
    • "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
  • a movement through space that changes the location of something
  • self-propelled movement
  • The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
  • A series of journeys.
  • An account of one's travels.
  • The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
  • The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
  • Labour; parturition; travail.
  • Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.

Verb

Verb Forms: traveled, traveling, travels, travelled, travelling

  • To go from one place to another; to make a journey.
  • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    • "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
    • "news travelled fast"
  • undertake a journey or trip
  • make a trip for pleasure
  • travel upon or across
    • "travel the oceans"
  • undergo transportation as in a vehicle
    • "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
  • travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
  • To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
  • To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
  • To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
  • To travel throughout (a place).
  • To force to journey.
  • To labour; to travail.

Examples

  • He released his travels in 1900, two years after returning from Africa.
  • His mind would TRAVEL through countless word combinations before settling on a play.
  • I like travel, but it’s always too tiring.
  • I’m off on my travels around France again.
  • I’ve travelled the world.
  • John seems to spend as much time travelling as he does in the office.
  • My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.
  • Soundwaves can travel through water.
  • space travel
  • The keys have great travel.
  • The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
  • There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From Middle English travelen (“to make a laborious journey, travel”) from Middle Scots travailen (“to toil, work, travel”), alteration of Middle English travaillen (“to toil, work”), from Old French travailler (“to trouble, suffer, be worn out”). See the doublet travail.
Largely displaced native fare, from Old English faran (“to go [a long distance], to travel”). More at fare.

Synonyms

change of location, go, jaunt, journey, locomote, locomotion, move, move around, traveling, travelling, trip, activity, fare, movement, passage, progression, range, reyse, stroke, through a given point, tour, traffic along a route, voyage

Antonyms

stay in place

Scrabble Score: 9

travel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
travel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
travel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

travel: valid Words With Friends Word