trek

trek
trek1 [trek] n
1.) a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure
= ↑hike
▪ a lonely trek through the forest
2.) informal a distance that seems long when you walk it
▪ I'm afraid it's a bit of a trek to the station.
trek 2
trek2 past tense and past participle trekked present participle trekking
v [I always + adverb/preposition]
[Date: 1800-1900; : Afrikaans; Origin: Middle Dutch trecken 'to pull, haul, move to new land']
1.) informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot
= ↑hike trek up/down etc
▪ The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.
2.) to walk a long way, especially in the mountains, as an adventure
= ↑hike trek in/across etc
▪ For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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