Dictionary entry details
• TRAVEL (noun)
Meaning:
The act of going from one place to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
travel; traveling; travelling
Context example:
he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
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"):
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)
air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)
horseback riding; riding (to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation)
driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
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)
Meaning:
A movement through space that changes the location of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
change of location; travel
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"):
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)
fall (a movement downward)
entering; entrance (a movement into or inward)
ascension ((astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon)
circulation (free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes 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)
Meaning:
Self-propelled movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
locomotion; travel
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)
stroke (any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)
dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)
circle; circuit; lap (movement once around a course)
crawl; crawling; creep; creeping (a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body)
jog; lope; trot (a slow pace of running)
run; running (the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace)
gait (a horse's manner of moving)
step (the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down)
walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)
• TRAVEL (verb)
Meaning:
Change location; move, travel, or proceed
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
travel; move; locomote; go
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):
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)
circle; circulate (move in circles)
angle (move or proceed at an angle)
go across; go through; pass (go across or through)
go by; go past; pass; pass by; surpass; travel by (pass by)
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)
come back; get back; go back; return (come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity)
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
lead; precede (move ahead (of others) in time or space)
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)
belt along; bucket along; cannonball along; hasten; hie; hotfoot; pelt along; race; rush; rush along; speed (step on it)
shack; trail (move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly)
shuttle (travel back and forth between two points)
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)
retreat (move away, as for privacy)
hurtle (move with or as if with a rushing sound)
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)
beetle (fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle)
circulate; go around; spread (become widely known and passed on)
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)
wend (direct one's course or way)
travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)
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)
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)
swim (travel through water)
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)
drift; err; stray (wander from a direct course or at random)
slice into; slice through (move through a body or an object with a slicing motion)
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)
circle (travel around something)
move around; turn (pass to the other side of)
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
float; swim (be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink)
play (move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly)
be adrift; blow; drift; float (be in motion due to some air or water current)
Sentence frames:
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Sentence examples:
They travel the countryside
They travel in the countryside
Antonym:
stay in place (be stationary)
Meaning:
Undertake a journey or trip
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
journey; travel
Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):
jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):
trek (journey on foot, especially in the mountains)
trek (make a long and difficult journey)
navigate; sail; voyage (travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means)
sledge (ride in or travel with a sledge)
globe-trot (travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing)
tour (make a tour of a certain place)
Sentence frames:
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Sentence example:
They travel
Meaning:
Make a trip for pleasure
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
jaunt; travel; trip
Cause:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):
peregrinate (travel around, through, or over, especially on foot)
commute; travel back and forth (travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home)
ply; run (travel a route regularly)
journey; travel (undertake a journey or trip)
travel to; visit (go to certain places as for sightseeing)
junket; junketeer (go on a pleasure trip)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Travel upon or across
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
journey; travel
Context example:
travel the oceans
Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):
sail (traverse or travel by ship 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
Meaning:
Undergo transportation as in a vehicle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
We travelled North on Rte. 508
Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
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
Meaning:
Travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
move around; travel
Hypernyms (to "travel" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "travel"):
itinerate (travel from place to place, as for work)
Sentence frame:
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