trafficking

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Buying and selling goods in a way that breaks the law.

   Like a secret market where people sell things they are not allowed to sell.

   Police uncovered a ring involved in the trafficking of stolen cars.

   Cigarette trafficking costs the government millions in lost taxes.

   Similarsmuggling, dealing

2. 2
   verb

   The -ing form of traffic. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   They were trafficking stolen goods through the port.

   The gang is trafficking drugs across the river.

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3. 3
   verb

   The -ing form of traffick. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   Merchants were trafficking in spices along the old trade routes.

   The company is trafficking goods between the islands.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The movement of a protein through living tissue.

   Like a delivery truck carrying a package from a factory to a house.

   Scientists studied the trafficking of the enzyme through the tissue.

   Protein trafficking helps the body deliver enzymes where they are needed.

   Similartransport, movement

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