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
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 BEAST
If 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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