traffic
- noun
- /ˈtræfɪk/
- Literature
- 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?
- Are there government cable grams traffic and things happened that would prove one way or the other?
Examples
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One student, trying to drive traffic to her political club, hollered as I walked by.
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The point is, we traffic in fantasy here.
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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?
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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.
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There has been a lot of traffic with the local community about the new park plans.
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He expressed his thoughts during the traffic with the officials about the new policy changes.
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The organization encourages open traffic with stakeholders to improve collaboration.
Synonyms
A way like a road or tunnel that connects places so people and goods can move
Contacts and activities with people and groups, often in business or official situations
Antonyms
Idioms
- Slang
Tell someone angrily to do something dangerous to stop them complaining
Compounds
A device with red, yellow and green lights that controls cars and people at street intersections
A system of colored lights where roads meet that tells cars and people when to go
A red, yellow and green sign on a report or screen that shows a project's status
A round road junction where cars go around a central island to enter or leave
A time when cars and other vehicles move slowly and sometimes stop because of heavy traffic or an accident
- Specialized
The amount of data sent between parts of a computer over a shared connection
- Texting
Visits to a website that come from people typing the address or using a bookmark
- Specialized
A time when data takes longer to travel across a computer network, causing lag
- NSFW
The buying, selling, and moving of people to be forced to work, especially Africans taken to the Americas
Surface Forms
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.