traffic (n.)

  1. the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

  2. buying and selling; especially illicit trade

  3. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines; traffic on the internet is lightest during the night'

  4. social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with)

    [ Syn: dealings ]

    traffic (v.)

  1. deal illegally; traffic drugs'

  2. trade or deal a commodity; They trafficked with us for gold'

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