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TRAVEL

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Irregular inflected forms: travelled    , travelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Self-propelled movement

Synonyms:

locomotion; travel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("travel" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "travel"):

brachiation (swinging by the arms from branch to branch)

walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)

step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down)

gait (a horse's manner of moving)

run; running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)

jog; lope; trot (a slow pace of running)

crawl; crawling; creep; creeping (a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body)

circle; circuit; lap (movement once around a course)

dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)

stroke (any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)

Derivation:

travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of going from one place to another

Example:

he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel

Synonyms:

travel; traveling; travelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("travel" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "travel"):

walk (the act of walking somewhere)

circumnavigation (traveling around something (by ship or plane))

peregrination (traveling or wandering around)

traversal; traverse (travel across)

roving; vagabondage; wandering (travelling about without any clear destination)

wayfaring (traveling (especially on foot))

crossing (traveling across)

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

leg; stage (a section or portion of a journey or course)

staging (travel by stagecoach)

on the road; on tour (travelling about)

junketing (taking an excursion for pleasure)

seafaring; water travel (travel by water)

commutation; commuting (the travel of a commuter)

Derivation:

travel (undertake a journey or trip)

travel (travel upon or across)

travel (travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A movement through space that changes the location of something

Synonyms:

change of location; travel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("travel" is a kind of...):

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "travel"):

ascension ((astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon)

circulation (free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant))

creep (a slow longitudinal movement or deformation)

gravitation (movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction)

levitation (movement upward in virtue of lightness)

descent (a movement downward)

entering; entrance (a movement into or inward)

fall (a movement downward)

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

advance; progress; progression (a movement forward)

ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)

spread; spreading (process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space)

stampede (a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle))

translation (a uniform movement without rotation)

Derivation:

travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Example:

news travelled fast

Synonyms:

go; locomote; move; travel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Verb group:

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

circulate; go around; spread (become widely known and passed on)

carry (cover a certain distance or advance beyond)

ease (move gently or carefully)

whish (move with a whishing sound)

float (move lightly, as if suspended)

swap (move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science)

seek (go to or towards)

whine (move with a whining sound)

fly (be dispersed or disseminated)

ride (move like a floating object)

come (cover a certain distance)

ghost (move like a ghost)

betake oneself (displace oneself; go from one location to another)

overfly; pass over (fly over)

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

wend (direct one's course or way)

do (travel or traverse (a distance))

raft (travel by raft in water)

get about; get around (move around; move from place to place)

repair; resort (move, travel, or proceed toward some place)

cruise (travel at a moderate speed)

journey; travel (travel upon or across)

come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)

round (wind around; move along a circular course)

trundle (move heavily)

push (move strenuously and with effort)

travel purposefully (travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal)

swing (change direction with a swinging motion; turn)

cast; drift; ramble; range; roam; roll; rove; stray; swan; tramp; vagabond; wander (move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment)

take the air; walk (take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure)

meander; thread; wander; weave; wind (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course)

forge; spirt; spurt (move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)

crawl; creep (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground)

scramble (to move hurriedly)

slide; slither (to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly)

roll; wheel (move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle)

glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)

bounce; jounce (move up and down repeatedly)

breeze (to proceed quickly and easily)

be adrift; blow; drift; float (be in motion due to some air or water current)

play (move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly)

float; swim (be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom)

swim (move as if gliding through water)

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

move around; turn (pass to the other side of)

circle (travel around something)

slice into; slice through (move through a body or an object with a slicing motion)

drift; err; stray (wander from a direct course or at random)

run (travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means)

step (shift or move by taking a step)

drive; motor (travel or be transported in a vehicle)

automobile (travel in an automobile)

ski (move along on skis)

fly; wing (travel through the air; be airborne)

steam; steamer (travel by means of steam power)

tram (travel by tram)

taxi (travel slowly)

ferry (travel by ferry)

caravan (travel in a caravan)

ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)

prance (spring forward on the hind legs)

swim (travel through water)

arise; come up; go up; lift; move up; rise; uprise (move upward)

ascend; go up (travel up)

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

fall (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity)

crank; zigzag (travel along a zigzag path)

follow; travel along (travel along a certain course)

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

draw back; move back; pull away; pull back; recede; retire; retreat; withdraw (pull back or move away or backward)

retrograde (move in a direction contrary to the usual one)

continue; go forward; proceed (move ahead; travel onward in time or space)

back (travel backward)

pan (make a sweeping movement)

follow (to travel behind, go after, come after)

lead; precede (move ahead (of others) in time or space)

follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)

return (go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before)

derail; jump (run off or leave the rails)

flock (move as a crowd or in a group)

accompany (go or travel along with)

billow (move with great difficulty)

circulate (move around freely from person to person or from place to place)

circle (move in a circular path above (someone or something))

angle (move or proceed at an angle)

pass (go across or through)

go by; go past; pass; pass by; surpass; travel by (move past)

hurry; speed; travel rapidly; zip (move very fast)

speed (travel at an excessive or illegal velocity)

zoom (move with a low humming noise)

drive (move by being propelled by a force)

belt along; bucket along; cannonball along; hasten; hie; hotfoot; pelt along; race; rush; rush along; speed; step on it (move hurridly)

shack; trail (move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly)

shuttle (travel back and forth between two points)

hiss; whoosh (move with a whooshing sound)

whisk (move quickly and nimbly)

career (move headlong at high speed)

circuit (make a circuit)

lance (move quickly, as if by cutting one's way)

go around; outflank (go around the flank of (an opposing army))

propagate (travel through the air)

draw (move or go steadily or gradually)

change; transfer (change from one vehicle or transportation line to another)

swash (make violent, noisy movements)

pace (go at a pace)

step; tread (put down or press the foot, place the foot)

step (move with one's feet in a specific manner)

hurtle (move with or as if with a rushing sound)

retreat (move away, as for privacy)

whistle (move with, or as with, a whistling sound)

island hop (travel from one island to the next)

plough; plow (move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil)

lurch (move slowly and unsteadily)

sift (move as if through a sieve)

fall (move in a specified direction)

drag (move slowly and as if with great effort)

run (move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way)

bang (move noisily)

precess (move in a gyrating fashion)

move around; travel (travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge)

ride (sit on and control a vehicle)

snowshoe (travel on snowshoes)

beetle (fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

They travel the countryside

They travel in the countryside

Antonym:

stay in place (be stationary)

Derivation:

travel (self-propelled movement)

travel (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Undergo transportation as in a vehicle

Example:

We travelled North on Rte. 508

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

fly (travel in an airplane)

hop (travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.)

ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

traveller; traveler (a person who changes location)

travel (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make a trip for pleasure

Synonyms:

jaunt; travel; trip

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Cause:

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

junket; junketeer (go on a pleasure trip)

travel to; visit (go to certain places as for sightseeing)

journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)

ply; run (travel a route regularly)

commute (travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home)

peregrinate (travel around, through, or over, especially on foot)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Derivation:

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Undertake a journey or trip

Synonyms:

journey; travel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):

jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)

Verb group:

journey; travel (travel upon or across)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

tour (make a tour of a certain place)

globe-trot (travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing)

sledge (ride in or travel with a sledge)

navigate; sail; voyage (travel on water propelled by wind or by other means)

trek (make a long and difficult journey)

trek (journey on foot, especially in the mountains)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sentence example:

They travel

Derivation:

travel (the act of going from one place to another)

traveler (a person who changes location)

traveling (the act of going from one place to another)

traveller (a person who changes location)

travelling (the act of going from one place to another)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Travel upon or across

Example:

travel the oceans

Synonyms:

journey; travel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Verb group:

journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

sail (traverse or travel on (a body of water))

ship (travel by ship)

ride (ride over, along, or through)

fly (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft)

cruise (drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

travel (the act of going from one place to another)

traveller (a person who changes location)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

Synonyms:

move around; travel

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):

itinerate (travel from place to place, as for work)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

travel (the act of going from one place to another)

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

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 Context examples: 

There are just some narrow water-lanes along which folk travel, and outside that it is all darkness.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Radioactive octreotide, a drug similar to somatostatin, is injected into a vein and travels through the bloodstream.

(Octreotide scan, NCI Dictionary)

It can act as both a neurotransmitter (a chemical messenger used by nerve cells) and a hormone (a chemical that travels in the blood and controls the actions of other cells or organs).

(Noradrenaline, NCI Dictionary)

A type of immune cell that is one of the first cell types to travel to the site of an infection.

(Neutrophil, NCI Dictionary)

EXAMPLE(S): For a survey question, Have you traveled to Europe between 1990 and 1999?

(Defined Observation Focal Date Range, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Yes, there is a man with one eye who has gone by and who travels fast. And I know that for which they look is the man with the one eye.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

She made me some general questions about my country and my travels, which I answered as distinctly, and in as few words as I could.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Acetylcholine diffuses across the cleft and binds to muscle acetylcholine receptors, causing depolarization and an action potential that travels throughout the length of the muscle cell triggering muscle contraction.

(Botulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The little which I had yet to learn of the case was told me by Sherlock Holmes as we travelled back next day.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Well, Watson, what do you think of it?” asked Holmes, as we travelled back next morning.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)