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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the act of going from one place to another;
- Example: "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
[syn: travel, traveling, travelling]

2. a movement through space that changes the location of something;
[syn: change of location, travel]

3. self-propelled movement;
[syn: locomotion, travel]


VERB (6)

1. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically;
- Example: "How fast does your new car go?"
- Example: "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
- Example: "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"
- Example: "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
- Example: "news travelled fast"
[syn: travel, go, move, locomote]

2. undertake a journey or trip;
[syn: travel, journey]

3. make a trip for pleasure;
[syn: travel, trip, jaunt]

4. travel upon or across;
- Example: "travel the oceans"
[syn: travel, journey]

5. undergo transportation as in a vehicle;
- Example: "We travelled North on Rte. 508"

6. travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge;
[syn: travel, move around]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Travel \Trav"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Traveledor Travelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Traveling or Travelling.] [Properly, to labor, and the same word as travail.] 1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the city, or through the streets. [1913 Webster] 3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place, or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is traveling in California. [1913 Webster] 4. To pass; to go; to move. [1913 Webster] Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Travel \Trav"el\, v. t. 1. To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent. "I travel this profound." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To force to journey. [R.] [1913 Webster] They shall not be traveled forth of their own franchises. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Travel \Trav"el\, n. 1. The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a journey. [1913 Webster] With long travel I am stiff and weary. --Shak. [1913 Webster] His travels ended at his country seat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mach.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve. [1913 Webster] 4. Labor; parturition; travail. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

travel n 1: the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" [syn: travel, traveling, travelling] 2: a movement through space that changes the location of something [syn: change of location, travel] 3: self-propelled movement [syn: locomotion, travel] v 1: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" [syn: travel, go, move, locomote] [ant: stay in place] 2: undertake a journey or trip [syn: travel, journey] 3: make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip, jaunt] 4: travel upon or across; "travel the oceans" [syn: travel, journey] 5: undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508" 6: travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge [syn: travel, move around]