travis
Syllables: Trav·is/ˈtɹævɪs//ˈtɹeɪvəs/
travis noun: a wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
Noun
Adjective
travis (comparative more travis, superlative most travis)
- Lying across, traverse.
- The skiff at the bank bore a strange rigging of uprights and crosspoles and a travis bar with lines and hooks hanging from it.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
Proper noun capitalized: Travis
Travis (countable and uncountable, plural Travises)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- Mejias, according to the police report, said he had provided a third person, Travis Dyson, a credit card on Thursday to rent a hotel room for the night.2020 March 13, Oliver Darcy, “Andrew Gillum apologizes after being found ‘inebriated’ in hotel room where police say man was treated for ‘possible drug overdose’”, in CNN Business
- A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States.
- Ellipsis of Travis County
travis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
travis in Hindi
- ट्रेविस, ट्रैविस
travis in Tamil
- டிராவிஸ், ட்ராவிஸ்
travis in Marathi
- ट्रॅव्हिस, ट्रेव्हिस, ट्राॅव्हिस
travis in Urdu
- ٹریوس, ٹریویس
More languagesFewer languages
- travis in Bengali
- ট্রাভিস, ট্র্যাভিস
- travis in Telugu
- ట్రావిస్, ట్రావీస్
- travis in Malayalam
- ട്രാവിസ്
- travis in Kannada
- ಟ್ರಾವಿಸ್
- travis in Punjabi
- ਟ੍ਰੈਵਿਸ, ਟ੍ਰੇਵਿਸ, ਟ੍ਰੈਵੀਜ਼
- travis in Gujarati
- ટ્રાવિસ, ટ્રેવિસ, ટ્રૈવિસ
- travis in Odia
- ଟ୍ରାଭିସ୍, ଟ୍ରାଭିସ, ଟ୍ରାଭିଜ୍
- travis in Nepali
- ट्राभिस, ट्रेविस, ट्रेभिस
Forms of travis
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | traves |
| plural | travises |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more travis |
| superlative | most travis |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Travises |
Origin of travis
Alteration of traverse.
From an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse. Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.
Words formed from travis
Questions about travis
- What does travis mean?
- Travis means a wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
- What is travis in Hindi?
- Travis in Hindi is ट्रेविस, ट्रैविस. See Travis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is travis?
- Travis can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce travis?
- Travis is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪvəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of travis?
- The plural of travis is traves.
Words near travis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: travis (page history and authors); Travis (page history and authors); travis (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); travis (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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