trek v. & n. orig. S.Afr. --v.intr. (trekked, trekking) 1
travel or
make one's
way arduously (trekking
through the forest). 2
esp.
hist.
migrate or
journey with one's
belongings by ox-wagon. 3 (of an ox)
draw a
vehicle or
pull a
load. --n. 1 a a journey or
walk made by trekking (it
was a trek to the nearest launderette). b
each stage of
such a journey. 2 an organized migration of a
body of persons. øøtrekker n. [S.Afr. Du. trek (n.), trekken (v.) draw, travel]