trek
to travel or migrate slowly or with difficulty, often through rough or unsettled territory: He managed to escape from a Siberian labor camp and trekked to Iran, a three-year journey.
to hike long distances as a recreational activity, especially over rough terrain: He's trekked through the Himalayas and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro.
to make a short but difficult trip on foot: We trekked back to our hotel in the pouring rain.
South Africa. to travel by ox wagon.
South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load).
a slow or difficult journey, hike, or trip.
South Africa.
a migration or expedition, especially by ox wagon.
a stage of such a journey, between one stopping place and the next.
Origin of trek
1Other words from trek
- un·trekked, adjective
Words Nearby trek
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How to use trek in a sentence
Writer Leath Tonino devised a 200-mile solo desert trek, following the path of the legendary cartographer who literally put these contentious canyons on the map.
So, we just made the decision to continue on with the trek, but to do it as conscientiously and as low-impact as possible.
Inside an FKT Attempt on the Appalachian Trail | Martin Fritz Huber | September 3, 2020 | Outside OnlineHe says that the team was able to show microbes would be able to survive the trek from Mars to Earth without shielding from the dangers of space if they clump together.
Clumps of bacteria could spread life between planets | Paola Rosa-Aquino | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceDuring their latest trek they checked these survey stakes and determined the speed with which the ice masses creep.
50 years ago, scientists clocked the speed of Antarctic ice | Maria Temming | August 20, 2020 | Science NewsUntil now, measuring these effects has required arduous treks through trackless swamps.
During his trek, Brinsley twice passed within a block of a police stationhouse and he almost certainly saw cops along the way.
The audience--tout Hollywood--stands to cheer his slow and painful trek from the wings to the table.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOverall, few travelers have made the trek into the desert of Sudan to see these architectural wonders.
In fact, some feminist critics have pointed to a long history of objectification in Star trek.
Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism | David Levesley | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHorst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable | Dick Dorworth | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf his partner's impedimentia was not too bulky, the ancient model was ready for another trek to the hills.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThe mountaineers, indeed, suffered less than the townsfolk as being more accustomed than they to conditions of trek and battle.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramThe cool morning air made it bearable for man and beast to trek.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.By the third day of their trek southward along the Great River, the soles of Redbird's moccasins had worn through.
Shaman | Robert SheaOnce more was there a cracking of whips, and the oxen, straightening out along the trek-touw (Note 3), moved reluctantly on.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for trek
/ (trɛk) /
a long and often difficult journey
Southern African a journey or stage of a journey, esp a migration by ox wagon
(intr) to make a trek
(tr) Southern African (of an ox, etc) to draw (a load)
Origin of trek
1Derived forms of trek
- trekker, noun
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