English Explanatory Dictionary

trek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A journey by ox wagon.
  2. The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
  3. A slow or difficult journey.
  4. A long walk.
verb
  1. To make a slow or arduous journey.
  2. To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
  3. To travel by ox wagon.
  4. To travel by walking.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Star Trek.
adj
  1. Abbreviation of Star Trek.

Pronunciation

trĕk /tɹɛk/ LL-Q14196 (afr)-HBroz-Trek.wav En-us-trek.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trek.wav

Word forms

trek treks treck trekking trekked more Trek most Trek

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”).

Synonyms

slog schlep tramp

Related words

trigger

Derived words

NuTrek Trekcon Trekdom Trekfan Trekfandom Trekfic Trekiverse Trekker Trekkian Trekkie trekky Treklit Treknical treknobabble Treknological Treknology Treksmut Trekverse Trekzine
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