Trek — Defs

01 v. i. To draw or haul a load, as oxen.

imp. & p. p. Trekked; p. pr. & vb. n. Trekking

1.
To draw or haul a load, as oxen.[South Africa]
2.
To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to migrate.[Chiefly South Africa]
“One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836 to trek out of the Colony.” — James Bryce.

02 n. The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a migration.

1.
The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a migration.[Chiefly South Africa]
“To the north a trek was projected, and some years later was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the Mashonaland.” — James Bryce.

Phrases & compounds

Great Trek — the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the South African Republic and Orange Free State.