Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Trek
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Trek
Senses
- To draw or haul a load, as oxen.
- To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to migrate.(Chiefly South Africa)"One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836 to trek out of the Colony." [James Bryce.]
Etymology: D. trekken. See Track (n.)
noun Trek
The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a migration.
Etymology: D. Cf. Track (n.)
Other Dictionary Sources
- Any long and difficult trip
- A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
- Make a long and difficult journey ("They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis")
- Journey on foot, especially in the mountains ("We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas")
Wiktionary
- Abbreviation of Star Trek.