Associations to the word «Trek»

Wiktionary

TREK, noun. A slow or difficult journey.
TREK, noun. (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.
TREK, noun. (South Africa) The Boer migration of 1835-1837.
TREK, verb. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey.
TREK, verb. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
TREK, verb. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.
TREK, proper noun. Abbreviation of Star Trek.
TREK, adjective. Abbreviation of Star Trek.

Dictionary definition

TREK, noun. A journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers).
TREK, noun. Any long and difficult trip.
TREK, verb. Journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas".
TREK, verb. Make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats