trek

Meanings

Plural: treks

Noun

a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
any long and difficult trip
A journey by ox wagon.
The Boer migration of 1835–1837.
A slow or difficult journey.
A long walk.

Verb

journey on foot, especially in the mountains
- "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
make a long and difficult journey
- "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"
To make a slow or arduous journey.
To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
To travel by ox wagon.
To travel by walking.

Origin / Etymology

From Afrikaans trek, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trekken (weak verb) and trēken (“to trek, place, bring, move”, strong verb), from Old Dutch *trekkan, *trekan, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan, from Proto-Germanic *trekaną, *trakjaną (“to drag, haul, scrape, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to drag, scrape”).

Synonyms

schlep, slog

Scrabble Score: 8

trek is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trek is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trek is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

trek is a valid Words With Friends word