Travel vs Overlook - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between travel and overlook

is that travel is to be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another while overlook is to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.

As nouns the difference between travel and overlook

is that travel is the act of traveling while overlook is a vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

travel

English

Alternative forms

* travell

Verb

To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

I like to travel .

To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.

Soundwaves can travel through water.

(basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.

To travel throughout (a place).

I’ve travelled the world.

To force to journey.

* Spenser

They shall not be travelled forth of their own franchises.

(obsolete) To labour; to travail.

(Hooker)

Synonyms

* fare, journey

Derived terms

* (l), (l)

Noun

The act of traveling.

space travel

travel to Spain

(p) A series of journeys.

(p) An account of one's travels.

I’m off on my travels around France again.

The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.

The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.

There was a lot of travel in the handle, because the tool was out of adjustment.

My drill press has a travel of only 1.5 inches.

(obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.

Synonyms

* (act of travelling) journey, passage, tour, trip * (activity or traffic along a route or through a given point) traffic * (working motion of a piece of machinery) stroke, movement, progression

Derived terms

* travel bug * active travel

External links

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* 1000 English basic words

overlook

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)

A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.

Verb

(en verb)

To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of

to overlook a valley from a hill

Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly

to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter

To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.

To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.

To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.

To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.

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