traffic
noun
1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade
Definition categories: act, commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
3. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time
- heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines
- traffic on the internet is lightest during the night
Definition categories: communication, communicating
4. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')
Similar word(s): dealings
Definition categories: act, interchange, reciprocation
Sentences with traffic as a noun:
- Traffic is slow at rush hour.
verb
1. deal illegally
- traffic drugs
Definition categories: possession, merchandise, trade
2. trade or deal a commodity
- They trafficked with us for gold
Definition categories: possession, merchandise, trade