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   travel

   /ˈtravl/

   verb

   • 1. go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length: "the vessel had been travelling from Libya to Ireland"
   • ▪ go from one place to another through (a region): "he travelled the world with the army" Similar journeytourtake a tripgo on a tripvoyagego on an expeditiongo on an excursiongo sightseeingglobetrotbackpackroamroverangewend one's waycruisehiketrektrampriderollcrosstraversecovermake one's way overcircumnavigatego roundmove roundmovegoproceedinformal:gallivantknock aboutknock aroundrare:peregrinate
   • ▪ go or be moved from place to place: "the exhibition will travel to London, New York City, Cape Town, and Tokyo"
   • ▪ withstand a journey without illness or impairment: "he usually travels well, but he did get a bit upset on a very rough crossing"
   • ▪ be successful away from the place of origin: "accordion music travels well"
   • ▪ go from place to place as a sales representative: dated "he travelled for a wholesale wine firm, and had samples of numerous South Tyrolean wines in his case"
   • 2. (of an object or radiation) move, typically in a constant or predictable way: "light travels faster than sound" Similar moveproceedprogressadvancebe transmittedcarry
   • ▪ (of a vehicle) move quickly. informal Similar go fastgo rapidlydrive fastspeedracego at breakneck speedhurryhurtlehastenhotfoot itwhip (along)whizzgo like (greased) lightninginformal:go hell for leathergo like a bat out of helltear up the milessteambelttearzipget crackingget a move onburn rubberbombput one's foot down
   • 3. take more than the allowed number of steps (typically two) while holding the ball without dribbling it.

   noun

   • 1. the action of travelling: "my job involves a lot of travel"
   • ▪ a period of time spent travelling from one place to another, typically over long distances: "perhaps you'll write a book about your travels"
   • ▪ (of a device) sufficiently compact for use while travelling: "a travel iron"
   • 2. the range, rate, or mode of motion of a part of a machine: "two proximity switches detect when the valve has reached the end of its travel"

   Word Origin Middle English: a variant of travail, and originally in the same sense.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • Someone's travels are the journeys that they make to places a long way from their home. He also collects things for the house on his travels abroad. 7. See also much-travelled, travelling, well-travelled 8. 9. 10. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does travelled the world mean?

   • If you travel the world, the country, or the area, you go to many different places in the world or in a particular country or area. Dr Ryan travelled the world gathering material for his book. [VERB noun] He has had to travel the country in search of work. [VERB noun]

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   • [VERB adverb/preposition] Someone's travels are the journeys that they make to places a long way from their home. He also collects things for the house on his travels abroad. 7. See also much-travelled, travelling, well-travelled

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   • That counts. Travel can also be used as a noun — as in your travels to Timbuktu. Or perhaps you prefer time travel or space travel. Objects that are especially adapted for use when you travel are often modified by the word travel; for example, a " travel -bag," " travel- games," or a " travel iron."

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   • The word travel has come to exemplify a common spelling quandary: to double or not to double the final consonant of a verb before adding the ending that forms the past tense ( –ed ) or the ending that forms the present-participle ( –ing.

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   Travel definition: to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey. See examples of TRAVEL used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of travel. verb. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. “We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus” “news travelled fast” synonyms: go, locomote, move. displace, move. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. see more. verb.

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