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verb (used without object)

He managed to escape from a Siberian labor camp and trekked to Iran, a three-year journey.

He's trekked through the Himalayas and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro.

We trekked back to our hotel in the pouring rain.

• South Africa. to travel by ox wagon.

verb (used with object)

• South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load).
• a slow or difficult journey, hike, or trip.
• a migration or expedition, especially by ox wagon.
• a stage of such a journey, between one stopping place and the next.
• a long and often difficult journey
• a journey or stage of a journey, esp a migration by ox wagon
• intr to make a trek
• tr (of an ox, etc) to draw (a load)

Derived Forms

• ˈtrekker , noun

Other Words From

• un·trekked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trek 1

Example Sentences

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.

He 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.

During their latest trek they checked these survey stakes and determined the speed with which the ice masses creep.

Until 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.

Overall, 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.

Horst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.

If his partner's impedimentia was not too bulky, the ancient model was ready for another trek to the hills.

The mountaineers, indeed, suffered less than the townsfolk as being more accustomed than they to conditions of trek and battle.

The cool morning air made it bearable for man and beast to trek.

By the third day of their trek southward along the Great River, the soles of Redbird's moccasins had worn through.

Once more was there a cracking of whips, and the oxen, straightening out along the trek-touw (Note 3), moved reluctantly on.

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• walk The baby has just learned to walk.
• stride She strode purposefully up to the desk and demanded to speak to the manager.
• march He marched right in to the office and demanded to see the governor.
• stroll We strolled along the beach.
• wander She wandered from room to room, not sure of what she was looking for.
• amble She ambled down the street, looking in shop windows.
• backpacking
• bushwalking
• footslogging
• hoof it idiom
• ultra-distance

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What does the noun trek mean?

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trek . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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How is the noun trek pronounced, british english, u.s. english, south african english, where does the noun trek come from.

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the noun trek is in the 1840s.

OED's earliest evidence for trek is from 1849, in the writing of Edward Napier, army officer and author.

trek is a borrowing from Dutch.

Etymons: Dutch trek .

Nearby entries

• tregetour, n. 1340–
• tregetry, n. c1380–1540
• tregetting, n. c1440
• trehala, n. 1862–
• trehalase, n. 1893–
• trehalose, n. 1862–
• treillage, n. 1698–
• treillaged, adj. 1810–
• treille, n. 1780–
• treillis, n. 1706–
• trek, n. 1849–
• trek, v. 1850–
• trek Boer, n. 1835–
• trek-bok, n. 1824–
• trek-cart, n. 1928–
• trek chain, n. 1878–
• trek-farmer, n. 1912–
• trek fever, n. 1897–
• trekker, n. 1851–
• trekkie, n. 1888–
• trekking, n. & adj. 1850–

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Meaning & use

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trek, n. was first published in 1914; not yet revised.

trek, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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1849, in a South African context, "a stage of a journey by ox wagon;" from Afrikaans trek , "a journey or migration; distance between one place and the next; action of drawing" a vehicle, as an ox; from Dutch trekken "to march, journey," originally "to draw, pull," from Middle Dutch trecken , which probably is related to the source of track (n.).

Historically, especially in reference to the Groot Trek (1835 and after) of more than 10,000 Boers, who, discontented with the English colonial authorities, left Cape Colony and went north and north-east. In general use in English as a noun, "long journey or toilsome expedition," by 1941.

by 1850, in a South African context, "to travel or migrate by ox wagon," from Afrikaans, from Dutch trekken "to march, journey," originally "to draw, pull" (a vehicle, as an ox), from Middle Dutch trecken , which probably is related to the source of track (n.). Also compare trek (n.). By 1911 in the general sense of "make a long journey or toilsome expedition." Related: Trekked ; trekking .

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late 15c., trak , "footprint, mark left by anything" (originally of a horse or horses, in Malory), from Old French trac "track of horses, trace" (mid-15c.), a word of uncertain origin. According to OED (1989) "generally thought to be" from a Germanic source (compare Middle Low German treck , Dutch trek "drawing, pulling") and thus from the source of trek (q.v.). Also compare the sense development of trace (v.)).

The meaning "two continuous lines of rails for drawing trains" is attested by 1805. Expression wrong side of the tracks "bad part of town" is by 1901, American English.

As "place where races are run, course laid out and prepared for racing" by 1827. The meaning "branch of athletics involving a running course" is recorded from 1905. Track-suit is by 1896.

The meaning "single recorded item" is from 1904, originally in reference to phonograph records. The meaning "mark on skin from repeated drug injection" is attested by 1964.

US colloquial in one's tracks "where one stands" is by 1824. To make tracks "move or go quickly" is American English colloquial attested by 1819. To be on track "doing what is required or expected" is by 1973. To cover (one's) tracks in the figurative sense (like a pursued animal) is attested by 1898.

In later figurative uses the sense of following game and railroading might both be present: To be off the track usually was "derailed." To be on (or off ) the right track is by 1795; to lose track is by 1894; to keep track of (something) is attested by 1837.

Track lighting is attested by that name from 1970, in reference to the fittings that slide in grooves.

Track record (1955) is a figurative use from racing, "performance history" of an individual car, runner, horse, etc. (1907), but the phrase was more common earlier in the sense "fastest speed recorded at a particular track."

"one who treks; traveler, wanderer, migrator," 1851, agent noun from trek (v.) or from Dutch trekker .

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noun as in long journey

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• peregrination

verb as in journey

Weak matches

• be on the move
• be on the trail
• hit the road

Example Sentences

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.

He 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.

During their latest trek they checked these survey stakes and determined the speed with which the ice masses creep.

Until 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.

Overall, 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.

Horst Ulrich, a 72-year-old German on a trek with a group of friends, watched four Nepali guides swept away by an avalanche.

If his partner's impedimentia was not too bulky, the ancient model was ready for another trek to the hills.

The mountaineers, indeed, suffered less than the townsfolk as being more accustomed than they to conditions of trek and battle.

The cool morning air made it bearable for man and beast to trek.

By the third day of their trek southward along the Great River, the soles of Redbird's moccasins had worn through.

Once more was there a cracking of whips, and the oxen, straightening out along the trek-touw (Note 3), moved reluctantly on.

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verb as in travel across area

• journey over
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noun as in migration

• colonization
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• expatriation
• homesteading
• reestablishment
• resettlement
• transplanting

noun as in journey

• pleasure trip

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n. - Any long and difficult trip; A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers) v. - Make a long and difficult journey; Journey on foot, especially in the mountains.

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• Joining him on the trek is his pal Katz, a man who at first seems incapable of walking the length of a shopping mall.
• We made the trek from the chapel to the gravesite ....
• Japanese monks begin trek across West to remember nuclear bombings
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Synonyms & Similar Words

• peregrination
• commutation

Thesaurus Definition of trek  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrinate
• road - trip
• knock (about)
• perambulate

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