traffic
Meaning of traffic
noun
- vehicles moving on a public highway.
a stream of heavy traffic
- the messages or signals transmitted through a communications system.
data traffic between remote workstations
- the action of dealing or trading in something illegal.
the traffic in stolen cattle
- dealings or communication between people.
verb
deal or trade in something illegal.
early 16th century (denoting commercial transportation of merchandise or passengers): from French traffique, Spanish tráfico, or Italian traffico, of unknown origin. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th century.
Information about traffic
- The plural form of traffic is: traffics.
- Languages in which traffic is used:
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Hyphenation of traffic
traf-fic
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- traffic is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
traffic synonyms
Meaning dealings:
Meaning a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, lorry, or cart:
Meaning a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people:
Meaning a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry:
Meaning a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck:
Meaning the state of being congested:
Meaning an instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck:
Meaning a long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road:
Meaning the neck or mouth of a bottle:
Meaning a situation of very severe traffic congestion:
Meaning an instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped:
Meaning the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed:
Meaning a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed:
Meaning the action of buying and selling goods and services:
Meaning the action or activity of buying and selling goods and services:
Meaning deal or trade in something illegal:
Meaning a personal connection or association with someone:
Meaning the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale:
Meaning commercial activity:
Meaning the activity of selling an illegal drug or stolen item:
Meaning the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country:
Meaning the illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of goods, especially alcohol or recordings:
Meaning a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities:
Meaning an instance of buying or selling something:
Meaning discussion aimed at reaching an agreement:
Meaning an event or a series of activities involving a set procedure:
Meaning distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round:
Meaning try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place:
Meaning negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction:
Meaning exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money:
Meaning move (goods) illegally into or out of a country:
Meaning make, distribute, or sell (alcoholic drink or a recording) illegally:
Meaning (of a person) hunt game with a trained hawk:
Meaning attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct or persistent approach:
Meaning beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Translation of traffic
- German: Verkehr, schmuggeln, dealen, tauschen, handeln
- Spanish: tráfico, tránsito, traficar, intercambiar, trocar
- French: trafic, trafiquer, troquer
- Italian: traffico, trafficare, scambiare
- Portuguese: tráfego, cambiar, trocar
Words that rhyme with traffic
intertraffic, narcotraffic, triffic, Toffic, offic
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