"trek" meaning in English

See trek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹɛk/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-HBroz-Trek.wav , En-us-trek.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trek.wav Forms: treks [plural], treck [alternative]
enPR: trĕk Rhymes: -ɛk 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|trek}} Afrikaans trek, {{der|en|nl|trekken}} Dutch trekken, {{der|en|dum|trekken|pos=weak verb}} Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb), {{der|en|odt|*trekkan}} Old Dutch *trekkan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*trekan}} Proto-West Germanic *trekan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*trekaną}} Proto-Germanic *trekaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dreg-|t=to drag, scrape}} Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} trek (plural treks)
  1. (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-trek-en-noun-ldAzXwlC Categories (other): South African English
  2. (South Africa) The Boer migration of 1835–1837. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-trek-en-noun--SdlOuE7 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 25 2 6 2 13 16 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 31 3 3 4 8 20 11 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 19 40 1 2 1 6 19 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 16 29 4 5 5 11 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 31 4 4 4 10 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 15 31 4 4 4 10 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 28 4 4 5 11 17 16
  3. A slow or difficult journey.
    Sense id: en-trek-en-noun-gfyTQXAd
  4. A long walk. Categories (topical): Gaits Synonyms: slog, schlep#Noun
    Sense id: en-trek-en-noun-IlkgUtHK Disambiguation of Gaits: 9 7 8 31 9 17 7 11

Verb

IPA: /tɹɛk/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-HBroz-Trek.wav , En-us-trek.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trek.wav Forms: treks [present, singular, third-person], trekking [participle, present], trekked [participle, past], trekked [past], treck [alternative]
enPR: trĕk Rhymes: -ɛk 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|trek}} Afrikaans trek, {{der|en|nl|trekken}} Dutch trekken, {{der|en|dum|trekken|pos=weak verb}} Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb), {{der|en|odt|*trekkan}} Old Dutch *trekkan, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*trekan}} Proto-West Germanic *trekan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*trekaną}} Proto-Germanic *trekaną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dreg-|t=to drag, scrape}} Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} trek (third-person singular simple present treks, present participle trekking, simple past and past participle trekked)
  1. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-trek-en-verb-72fiAk0C
  2. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-trek-en-verb-bVcOUri6
  3. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-trek-en-verb-9UGNrtIf Categories (other): South African English
  4. (Nigeria) To travel by walking. Tags: Nigeria
    Sense id: en-trek-en-verb-1w0AC2ZF Categories (other): Nigerian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trigger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas."
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        "To travel by ox wagon."
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