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traffic
Noun
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Traffic is the things that move along a path, especially cars on a road.
Traffic is slow at rush hour.
On holiday weekends there are traffic jams that stretch for miles.
He turned quickly, nearly getting hit by oncoming traffic.
Almost half of all traffic accidents are alcohol-related.
Why does it take the traffic lights so long to turn green?
As the amount of traffic on the Internet increases, there are more and more problems.
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Traffic is the buying and selling of goods, especially illegal goods.
Governments are working to prevent the abduction and sale of, or traffic in children.
traffic
Verb
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If you traffic in certain goods, you buy and sell them, especially illegally.
They were arrested for trafficking in stolen goods.
sign
Noun
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A flat thing with a few words or pictures on it to tell people something.
I saw a stop sign, so I stopped the car.
sign
Verb
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When someone signs a piece of paper, they write their signature on it.
They signed a contract saying exactly who would do the work and how much money they would be paid.
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If a company signs someone, they hire them to work.