- traffic in sth
- UK US traffic in sth— Phrasal Verb with traffic({{}}/ˈtræfɪk/ verb [T] (trafficking, trafficked)► to buy and sell goods illegally: »
He was convicted of trafficking in narcotics.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
traffic in sth
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traffic in something — ˈtraffic in sth derived to buy and sell sth illegally • to traffic in drugs Main entry: ↑trafficderived … Useful english dictionary
traffic — noun 1 vehicles going somewhere ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, bumper to bumper, busy, congested, heavy, terrible ▪ The traffic was terrible on the way here. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
traffic — ▪ I. traffic traf‧fic 1 [ˈtræfɪk] noun [uncountable] 1. the movement of planes, ships, trains etc from one place to another: • a telecommunications network for controlling air traffic. 2. TRANSPORT … Financial and business terms
traffic — traf|fic1 W2S1 [ˈtræfık] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to trade ] 1.) the vehicles moving along a road or street ▪ The traffic noise kept me awake. ▪ There wasn t much traffic on … Dictionary of contemporary English
traffic — 1 noun (U) 1 the vehicles moving along a road or street: The noise of the traffic kept me awake. | heavy traffic (=a large amount of traffic): We were stuck in heavy traffic for more than an hour. 2 the movement of aircraft, ships, trains etc… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
traffic jam — noun a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move • Syn: ↑snarl up • Hypernyms: ↑crush, ↑jam, ↑press • Hyponyms: ↑gridlock * * * noun, pl ⋯ jams [count] … Useful english dictionary
traffic light — (also light) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amber (BrE), green, red, yellow (AmE) ▪ temporary ▪ There are temporary traffic lights because of the roadworks … Collocations dictionary
hold sth up — Ⅰ. UK US hold sth up Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to not do something immediately: »They held up releasing specifications until the patents were granted. Ⅱ. UK US hold sb/sth up Phrasal Verb … Financial and business terms
hold sb/sth up — UK US hold sb/sth up Phrasal Verb with hold({{}}/həʊld/ verb (held, held) ► to stop something getting somewhere, or making progress: »The documents were held up in the post, so the sale was delayed. »I was held up by traffic and arrived half an… … Financial and business terms
ˌcut (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb to reduce something or do less of something These improvements will cut traffic noise down.[/ex] I m trying to cut down on salt.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
