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| traf·fic [ tráffik ] |
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1. movement of vehicles: the movement of vehicles on a road or in an area
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2. sea or air transport: the movement of ships, trains, or aircraft between two places, or the volume of passengers or goods transported by sea, rail, or air
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3. business of transportation: the business of transporting goods or people
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4. trade: illegal trade in goods such as drugs or weapons
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5. communication flow of communications: the volume or flow of messages carried by a communications system
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6. negotiations: dealings or negotiations between people
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verb (past and past participle traf·ficked, present participle traf·fick·ing, 3rd person present singular traf·fics) |
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1. intransitive verb trade illegally: to engage in illegal trading
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2. intransitive verb have dealings: to have dealings with somebody or something
  suspected him of trafficking with arms dealers
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3. transitive verb trade something: to trade or exchange anything
We spent the afternoon trafficking gossip.
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| [Early 16th century. Via obsolete French trafique< Old Italian traffico< trafficare "carry on trade"] |
