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- pronunciation:
- trae
fihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the movement of vehicles or pedestrians along a road, path, river, or other route of travel.
The canal allows both passenger and freight traffic.Shopkeepers' income has surged due to increased pedestrian traffic in recent months.- synonyms:
- travel
- similar words:
- conveyance, movement, passage, transit, transport, transportation
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definition 2: |
the pedestrians and vehicles collectively that move along transportation routes.
There is always a great deal of traffic at this time in the morning.Traffic moves very fast until everyone has to enter the tunnel.If we go the other way, we can avoid the traffic downtown.
- similar words:
- drivers, motorists, travelers
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definition 3: |
trade, esp. when illegal.
drug traffic- synonyms:
- dealings, trade
- similar words:
- bootlegging, business, commerce, congress, running, smuggling, truck
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definition 4: |
trade between different nations.
- synonyms:
- commerce, trade
- similar words:
- business, buying, congress, dealings, exchange, selling, transactions
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related words: |
commerce, trade |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
traffics, trafficking, trafficked |
definition 1: |
to carry on trade or commerce.
- synonyms:
- deal, trade
- similar words:
- bargain, barter, buy, exchange, sell
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definition 2: |
to deal in a specific commodity, esp. illegal items.
They were arrested for trafficking in drugs.- synonyms:
- deal, trade
- similar words:
- bargain, barter, bootleg, buy, exchange, hustle, peddle, sell, smuggle
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related words: |
exchange, merchandise, peddle, sell |
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derivations: |
trafficless (adj.), trafficker (n.) |
Traffic comes from an Italian word that means "to carry on trade." By 1825, the word "traffic" was being used for people or vehicles coming and going along a road.
Word Builder: traffic +
- traffic cop:
a police officer whose job is to direct traffic.
- traffic jam:
a large number of vehicles in a road that causes traffic to slow or stop.
- traffic light:
a box with three lights near a road. The red light means vehicles must stay in place. The yellow light means vehicles must stop. The green light means vehicles may move forward.
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