traffic

1. The aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time (synset 108442260)
   is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
   subtypes:

   • air traffic - traffic created by the movement of aircraft
   • commuter traffic - traffic created by people going to or returning from work
   • foot traffic, pedestrian traffic - people coming and going on foot
   • vehicle traffic, vehicular traffic - the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality
2. Buying and selling;
   Especially illicit trade (synset 101115977)
   is a type of: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
   subtypes:

   • drug traffic, drug trafficking, narcotraffic - traffic in illegal drugs
   • barratry, simony - traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments
   • slave trade, slave traffic - traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries
3. The amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time (synset 107294158)
   "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night"
   is a type of: communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
4. Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') (synset 100041542)
   is a type of: give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
   subtypes: relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
   same as: dealings

1. Deal illegally (synset 202265930)
   "traffic drugs"
   referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
   is a type of: merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of
2. Trade or deal a commodity (synset 202265577)
   "They trafficked with us for gold"
   referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
   is a type of: merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of

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