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Traffic

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Noun

1. traffic

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

2. traffic

buying and selling; especially illicit trade

3. traffic

the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time

Example Sentences:
'heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines'
'traffic on the internet is lightest during the night'

4. dealings, traffic

social or verbal interchange (usually followed by with')

Verb

5. traffic

deal illegally

Example Sentences:
'traffic drugs'

6. traffic

trade or deal a commodity

Example Sentences:
'They trafficked with us for gold'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Traffic

see synonyms of traffic
noun
1. 
a. 
the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
traffic lights
2. 
the movement of vehicles, people, etc, in a particular place or for a particular purpose
sea traffic
3. 
a. 
the business of commercial transportation by land, sea, or air
b. 
the freight, passengers, etc, transported
4. (usually foll by with)
dealings or business
have no traffic with that man
5. 
trade, esp of an illicit or improper kind
drug traffic
6. 
the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period
7. mainly US
the number of customers patronizing a commercial establishment in a given time period
verb -fics, -ficking or -ficked (intransitive)
8. (often foll by in)
to carry on trade or business, esp of an illicit kind
9. (usually foll by with)
to have dealings

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Traffic

see synonyms of traffic
noun
1.  Archaic
a. 
transportation of goods for trading
b. 
trading over great distances; commerce
2. 
buying and selling; barter; trade, sometimes, specif., of a wrong or illegal kind
traffic in drugs
3. 
dealings, business, or intercourse (with someone)
4. 
a. 
the movement or number of automobiles along a street, pedestrians along a sidewalk, ships using a port, etc.
b. 
the automobiles, pedestrians, ships, etc. so moving
5. 
the number of passengers, quantity of freight, etc. carried by a transportation company during a given period
6. 
the volume of telegrams, calls, etc. transmitted by a communications company during a given period
7. 
the number of potential customers entering a retail store during a given period
adjective
8. 
of or having to do with traffic
a traffic violation, traffic manager
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈtrafficked or ˈtrafficking
9. 
to carry on traffic, esp. illegal trade (in a commodity)
10. 
to have traffic, trade, or dealings (with someone)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Traffic

see synonyms of traffic
n.
1.
a. The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation.
b. Vehicles or pedestrians in transit: heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.
2.
a. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.
b. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets. See Synonyms at business.
3.
a. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system.
b. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.
4.
a. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage internet traffic.
b. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy internet traffic.
c. The number of users or visitors, as at a website: attempted to increase traffic with a redesigned homepage.
5. Social or verbal exchange; communication: refused further traffic with the estranged friend.
v. traf·ficked, traf·fick·ing, traf·fics
intr.v.
To carry on trade or other dealings: trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.
tr.v.
To provide to others, especially in large quantities, in exchange for money: was accused of trafficking guns to local gangs.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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