trekked; trekking
1
: to make one's way arduously
broadly
: journey
2
chiefly South Africa
a
: to travel by ox wagon
b
: to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such
trekker
noun
1
: a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization : an arduous journey
2
chiefly South Africa
: a journey by ox wagon
especially
: an organized migration by a group of settlers
Synonyms
Examples of trek in a Sentence
Verb
We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.
On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.
We trekked across the country in her old car.
Noun
Our car broke down and we had a long trek back to town.
a trek across the country
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Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
As the pandemic battered the region, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving directly from their country or from neighboring ones, trekked north through Panama’s Darién Gap, where Haitians and Ecuadoreans were also fleeing their countries’ gangs.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
The pair hit New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in a co-headlining 21-city trek that kicked off in September and concluded in late October.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Since Election Day, world leaders have trekked to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
As the pandemic battered the region, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving directly from their country or from neighboring ones, trekked north through Panama’s Darién Gap, where Haitians and Ecuadoreans were also fleeing their countries’ gangs.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
The emerging música mexicana artist will kick off his Ay Mamá trek — produced by Live Nation — on March 13 in Dallas’ The Pavillion at Toyota Music Factory.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
The pair hit New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in a co-headlining 21-city trek that kicked off in September and concluded in late October.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Trek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trek. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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trek
1 of 2 verb
trekked; trekking
1
chiefly South African
: to travel or migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such wagons
2
: to make one's way slowly and painfully
trekker
noun
trek
2 of 2 noun1
chiefly South African
: an organized journey or migration of a group of settlers traveling by ox wagon
2
: a slow or difficult journey
Etymology
Verb
from Afrikaans trek, "to travel by ox wagon," from Dutch trecken "to haul, pull"
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