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English noun: traffic | |||
| 1. | traffic (group) the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air traffic, commuter traffic, foot traffic, pedestrian traffic, vehicle traffic, vehicular traffic | ||
| 2. | traffic (act) buying and selling; especially illicit trade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barratry, drug traffic, drug trafficking, narcotraffic, simony, slave trade, slave traffic | ||
| 3. | traffic (communication) the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time | ||
| Samples | Heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines. Traffic on the internet is lightest during the night. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicating, communication | ||
| 4. | traffic (act) social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') | ||
| Synonyms | dealings | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | relation | ||
English verb: traffic | |||
| 1. | traffic (possession) deal illegally | ||
| Samples | Traffic drugs. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, trade | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
| 2. | traffic (possession) trade or deal a commodity | ||
| Samples | They trafficked with us for gold. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, trade | ||
| Domain category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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