traffic
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/ˈtræfɪk/
🇬🇧
/ˈtræfɪk/
noun
A1
The flow of vehicles on a road.
The traffic was heavy during rush hour.
R
The movement of ships, trains, or planes.
The increase in air traffic has led to crowded skies.
R
The exchange of goods or people.
International trade has increased the traffic of goods across borders.
R
The transfer of data in a network.
The internet has revolutionized the way we send and receive traffic.
R
Illegal trade, especially of prohibited items.
The authorities cracked down on the traffic of endangered species.
verb
R
To illegally move people, often for forced labor.
Victims are trafficked and exploited in various industries.
R
To illegally buy or sell something.
Drugs are trafficked across the country by criminal networks.
R
To spread harmful ideas or behaviors.
Hate speech should not be tolerated as it traffics in prejudice.
translation
The flow of vehicles on a road.; The movement of ships, trains, or planes.; The exchange of goods or people.; The transfer of data in a network.; Illegal trade, especially of prohibited items.
To illegally move people, often for forced labor.; To illegally buy or sell something.; To spread harmful ideas or behaviors.
Word Forms
3rd Present
traffics
Progressive
trafficking
Past
trafficked
Perfect
trafficked
Plural
traffics