verb intrans
to go on a trip or tour; to journey
to go as if by travelling; to pass
The news travelled fast
My mind travelled back to our last meeting
to journey along (a road) or through or over (an area)
to move or be transmitted from one place to another
The sound travelled in the still air
Wine travels badly
informal to move at high speed
a car that can really travel
said esp of machinery: to move along a specified direction or path
The stylus travels in a groove
in basketball, to walk or run more than one pace with a ball, in violation of the rules
to journey through or over (an area)
She wanted to travel the world
to follow (a course or path) as if by travelling
travel light
to travel with a minimum of equipment or baggage
[Middle English travailen to travail, journey, from Old French travaillier: see travail2]