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Trudge vs Trek - What's the difference?

trudge | trek |

In intransitive terms the difference between trudge and trek

is that trudge is to walk wearily with heavy, slow steps while trek is to journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.

As a proper noun Trek is

abbreviation of lang=en|Star Trek.

As an adjective Trek is

abbreviation of lang=en|Star Trek.

trudge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

    • Verb

    (trudg)
  • To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
  • * 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
    • This famous archaeological site marks the farthest limit of human migration out of Africa in the middle Stone Age—the outer edge of our knowledge of the cosmos. I trudge to the caves in a squall.
  • To trudge along or over a route etc.

    • Derived terms

    * trudger

    References

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    trek

    English

    (wikipedia trek)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slow or difficult journey.
    • We're planning on going on a trek up Kilimanjaro.
  • (South Africa) A journey by ox wagon.
  • (South Africa) The of 1835-1837.

    • Verb

    (trekk)
  • To make a slow or arduous journey.
  • To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.
  • (South Africa) To travel by ox wagon.