"time-travel" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} time-travel (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of time travel Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: time travel Categories (topical): Time travel
    Sense id: en-time-travel-en-noun-YQC05mgU Disambiguation of Time travel: 90 10 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 7 7

Verb

Forms: time-travels [present, singular, third-person], time-travelling [participle, present], time-traveling [US, participle, present], time-travelled [participle, past], time-travelled [past], time-traveled [US, participle, past], time-traveled [US, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=time-traveled|past2_qual=US|pres_ptc2=time-traveling|pres_ptc2_qual=US}} time-travel (third-person singular simple present time-travels, present participle time-travelling or (US) time-traveling, simple past and past participle time-travelled or (US) time-traveled)
  1. (intransitive) To travel through time. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-time-travel-en-verb-dRcDrzd6
  2. (slang) To sleep. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-time-travel-en-verb-1T5ola59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: time-traveller
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