| Noun | 1. | traffic - the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of timeair traffic - traffic created by the movement of aircraft | |
| 2. | traffic - buying and selling; especially illicit tradesimony - 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. | traffic - 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"communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" | |
| 4. | traffic - social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with')relation - (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations" | |
| Verb | 1. | traffic - deal illegally; "traffic drugs"crime, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" | |
| 2. | traffic - trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets" | |