What does trek mean?

Definitions for trek
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treknoun

    a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

  2. trekverb

    any long and difficult trip

  3. trekverb

    journey on foot, especially in the mountains

    "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"

  4. trekverb

    make a long and difficult journey

    "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"

Wiktionary

  1. treknoun

    A slow or difficult journey.

    We're planning on going on a trek up Kilimanjaro.

  2. treknoun

    A journey by ox wagon, especially the Boer migration of 1835-7.

  3. trekverb

    To make a slow or arduous journey.

  4. trekverb

    To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.

  5. trekverb

    To travel by ox wagon.

  6. Etymology: From trek.

ChatGPT

  1. trek

    A trek is a long, arduous journey, typically on foot and often involving challenging terrains such as mountains, forests, or deserts. It is usually undertaken for the purpose of exploration, adventure or achievement, and requires significant physical effort and perseverance.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Trek

    trek, v.i. to drag a vehicle: to journey by ox-wagon.—n. the distance from one station to another.—n. Trek′ker, a traveller. [Dut. trekken, to draw.]

Editors Contribution

  1. trekverb

    A trust of translation in transposition as a transitive treasure following a life formed echo. 1.) a long arduous journey, esp. one made on foot. A tourist hike. Draw a vehicle or pull a load. Travel constantly from place to place; lead a nomadic life.

    I trek the true words of light within my heart through the stars of my mind for growth and understanding.

    Etymology: The Mission


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on May 23, 2024  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trek in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of trek in a Sentence

  1. Paul Dergarabedian of comScore:

    Jeff Bock, a box office analyst with Exhibitor Relations, declared to Variety. But Ben-Hur isn't the only epic fail. Proving that Americans aren't impressed with much of Hollywood's summer slate, there have been multiple flops, including the Ghostbusters remake, Alice Through The Looking Glass, Star Trek Beyond, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Legend of Tarzan, Warcraft, X Men: Apocalypse, and the Steven Spielberg directed fantasy, The BFG. Still, as The Wrap just reported, North American ticket sales are up 2.84 percent over 2015 receipts at this time. The films have cumulatively earned an astounding $4.14 billion domestic in figures calculated from 108 days after the first Friday in May until Aug. 22. This summer suffered from the problem of perception versus reality.

  2. Otero County Sheriff Benny House:

    It was the perfect storm for this family. They started off the trek with two 20-ounce bottles of water. When we got there, there was no water left in the bottles.

  3. Sheriff Benny House:

    It's just a tragedy, it was the perfect storm for this family. They started off the trek with two 20-ounce bottles of water. When we got there, there was no water left in the bottles.

  4. Barack Obama:

    I've fulfilled that dream, including `Star Trek,' for that matter, if that's part of the legacy, then I'm very pleased with that. I would hope the work I chose to do had some reason for being done other than just simply being a job.

  5. Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser:

    If you are a Star Trek fan, you may pay more for ad-free.

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