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traffic

traffic

15 5.1
The exchange of ideas or messages between people
  • noun
  • /ˈtræfɪk/
  • Literature
translation icon : intercambio
  • Everywhere in this place of holy mountains, pagans and Christians have sought similar traffic with the gods on heights.

Are there government cable grams traffic and things happened that would prove one way or the other?

Examples

  • One student, trying to drive traffic to her political club, hollered as I walked by.

    Blog text (4)
  • The point is, we traffic in fantasy here.

  • I think this has more to do with traffic and brand building than actual engagement.

    Blog text (22)
  • Did you read my traffic memo yesterday?

  • Sites in the first category use "decontextualized or dubious information" and anger to generate traffic on social media.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Functionally blind travelers must depend almost entirely on traffic sounds to make accurate and safe crossings.

    Academic text (1997)
  • There has been a lot of traffic with the local community about the new park plans.

  • He expressed his thoughts during the traffic with the officials about the new policy changes.

  • The organization encourages open traffic with stakeholders to improve collaboration.

Synonyms

communication
vstraffic
252 2.3

A way like a road or tunnel that connects places so people and goods can move

is specifically about exchanging ideas and messages between people
dealings
vstraffic
3.0

Contacts and activities with people and groups, often in business or official situations

is used for professional or official interactions rather than casual idea exchange

Antonyms

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

Idioms

Tell someone angrily to do something dangerous to stop them complaining

Compounds

75 3.0

Planes moving in the sky in one area at one time

35 1.0

Many cars are stuck and move very slowly on a road

28 1.0

A device with red, yellow and green lights that controls cars and people at street intersections

Directing vehicles and people so they move safely and smoothly

11 2.9

People walking in an area near shops or businesses

A system of colored lights where roads meet that tells cars and people when to go

6 2.4

A police officer who directs cars and people at busy intersections

4 3.2

A place where a judge decides cases about breaking driving and parking rules

A red, yellow and green sign on a report or screen that shows a project's status

People walking along a street or public area, often many at once

3 2.0

A painted part of a road for one line of moving vehicles

2 4.2

Illegal buying and selling of drugs for profit

2 2.8

A round road junction where cars go around a central island to enter or leave

2 1.0

Many cars moving on the roads at the same time

1 4.4

A time when many cars move very slowly and cause long delays

1 2.5

A large number of trucks moving on a road

A raised area in the middle of a road where people wait and cars cannot go

The movement of cars and trucks on roads

A flow of cars moving on roads and streets

traffic control
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Managing data flow on a network to keep services fast and stable

The movement of cars and trucks on roads in an area at one time

Bicycles moving along a road or path at a given time

Many people and cars travel to and from work at rush hour

Very bad traffic that makes travel slow and hard

A time when cars and other vehicles move slowly and sometimes stop because of heavy traffic or an accident

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A path planes follow around an airport before landing

brain traffic
  • Informal
8.5

Busy, messy thoughts that make it hard to focus

The movement of buses along a road or route

bus traffic
  • Specialized
4.2

The amount of data sent between parts of a computer over a shared connection

dadburn traffic
  • Archaic
9.9

Very slow, annoying traffic that makes you late

direct traffic
  • Texting
3.8

Visits to a website that come from people typing the address or using a bookmark

9.9

A sudden large number of people visiting a website at once

traffic delay
  • Specialized
3.5

A time when data takes longer to travel across a computer network, causing lag

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3.9

The usual way data moves through a computer network

8.4

The buying, selling, and moving of people to be forced to work, especially Africans taken to the Americas

Surface Forms

traffic singular
traffics plural

Etymology

Traffic used to mean 'exchange' or business between people, so it naturally fit the idea of exchanging ideas; that's why we can talk about a lively traffic of ideas between scholars or writers.