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traffic

traffic

1 5.1
The exchange of ideas or messages between people
  • noun
  • /ˈtræfɪk/
  • Literature
: 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
351 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
90 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

373 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

176 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

72 3.0

Planes moving in the sky in one area at one time

41 1.0

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

40 1.0

Many cars are stuck and move very slowly on a road

Directing vehicles and people so they move safely and smoothly

13 2.9

People walking in an area near shops or businesses

9 2.4

A police officer who directs cars and people at busy intersections

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

5 3.2

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

4 2.0

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

4 1.0

Many cars moving on the roads at the same time

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

3 2.5

A large number of trucks moving on a road

3 4.2

Illegal buying and selling of drugs for profit

3 4.4

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

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3 3.9

The usual way data moves through a computer network

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A path planes follow around an airport before landing

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

2 2.8

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

A flow of cars moving on roads and streets

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

The movement of cars and trucks on roads

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

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

1 8.4

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

direct traffic
  • Texting
1 3.8

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

1 2.3

The movement of buses along a road or route

Very bad traffic that makes travel slow and hard

Bicycles moving along a road or path at a given time

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

traffic control
  • Specialized
1 4.2

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

brain traffic
  • Informal
1 8.5

Busy, messy thoughts that make it hard to focus

traffic delay
  • Specialized
1 3.5

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

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

9.9

A sudden large number of people visiting a website at once

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.