Oxford Basic American Dictionary

to have a kidney transplant

►trans • plant / trrens ' plrent / verb

( trans - plants , trans - plant - ing , trans - plant - ed )

to transplant a liver into another body

trans • port AWL| / trren ' sport / verb ( trans - ports , trans - port - ing , trans - port ed )

to carry people or things from one place to another The goods were transported by air.

AWL

trans • por • ta • tion ©

/ |trrenspor ' tei/n / noun [ noncount ]

carrying people or things from one place to another the transportation of passengers to and from the airport

vehicles that you travel in

I usually take public transportation to work.

There is free transportation to the stadium from

downtown.

trap1 / trrep/ noun [ count ]

a thing that you use for catching animals The rabbit's leg was caught in a trap.

a plan to trick someone

I knew the question was a trap, so I didn't answer it.

trap 2 / trrep / verb ( traps , trap - ping , trapped )

to keep someone in a place that they cannot escape from They were trapped in the burning building.

to catch or trick someone or something

Police are hoping this new evidence could help trap the killer.

trap .e . zoid

/ trrepszoid / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) a flat shape with four straight sides. One pair of opposite sides are parallel (= always the same distance from each other ) , and the other pair are not.

trash © / trrej/ noun [ noncount ]

things that you do not want anymore old boxes, bottles, and other trash

Don't forget to take out the trash (= carry it outside to be collected ) .

something that you think is bad, stupid, or wrong How can you watch that trash on TV?

—SYNONYM garbage

trash can / ' trrej |kren / noun [ count ]

a large container for garbage that you keep outside your house

—SYNONYM garbage can

trash • y / ' trrej! / adjective ( trash - i - er , trash - i - est )

of bad quality trashy novels

trau • ma / ' troms ; ' traums / noun [ count, noncount ]

a state of great shock or sadness, or an event that causes this feeling

the trauma of losing your parents ► trau • mat • ic / trs ' mretik ; tro' mretik / adjective a traumatic experience

traV .el 1Ф / 'trsevl/ verb ( trav - els , trav - el - ing , trav - eled )

to go from one place to another I would like to travel around the world. I travel to school by bus. She traveled 500 miles in one day.

trav • el 2 Ф / 'trsevi / noun

[ noncount ] the action of going from one place to another

My hobbies are music and travel.

travels [ plural ] a person's trips to different places, especially places that are far away

You must have seen a lot of interesting places on your

travels .

Thesaurus

trip an act of traveling from one place to another, and usually back again. A trip can be short or long, and can be for business or pleasure: a business trip ♦ a round-the-world trip ♦ a trip to the grocery store ♦ They took a trip down the river. ♦ We just got back from our trip to Japan. We had a great time. travel the general activity of moving from place to place. With this meaning, travel is a noncount noun. A person's travels are the time he or she spends traveling, especially in foreign countries and for pleasure: air/rail/space travel ♦ Foreign travel is very popular these days. ♦ The book is about her travels around Europe.