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Trek

Trek

See also: trek

English

Proper noun

Trek

  1. Abbreviation of Star Trek.

Derived terms

Adjective

Trek (comparative more Trek, superlative most Trek)

  1. Abbreviation of Star Trek.

trek

trek

See also: Trek

English

Noun

trek (plural treks)

  1. A slow or difficult journey.
    We're planning on going on a trek up Kilimanjaro.
  2. (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.
  3. (South Africa) The Boer migration of 1835-1837.

Verb

trek (third-person singular simple present treks, present participle trekking, simple past and past participle trekked)

  1. (intransitive) To make a slow or arduous journey.
  2. (intransitive) To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
  3. (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.

Translations


Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch trekken.

Verb

trek (present trek, present participle trekkende, past participle getrek)

  1. to haul
  2. to move (moving house)
  3. to pull

Etymology 2

From Dutch trek.

Noun

trek (plural [please provide])

  1. journey
Derived terms
  • Groot Trek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trec, from trecken.

Noun

trek c (uncountable, diminutive trekje n)

  1. appetite
    Ik heb trek in een reep chocola I could (now) have a chocolate bar
    Ik heb geen trek in deze klus I have no mind to carry out this task
  2. journey, migration
  3. draught, air current through a chimney.

Verb

trek

  1. first-person singular present indicative of trekken
  2. imperative of trekken

Anagrams


French

Noun

trek m (plural treks)

  1. treck
  2. trecking