traffics
Deals in contraband
Traffics is the third-person singular of traffic, used as a verb meaning to deal or trade in something, usually illicit: He traffics in stolen goods, She traffics drugs across the border.
The word carries strong connotations of illegal commerce—human trafficking, arms trafficking, drug trafficking.
Less commonly, traffics can mean simply to do business or trade, though this neutral sense has largely given way to the criminal one.
Prohibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- black marketIllicit trading system
bootlegging · laundering · exploitation · syndicate · underworld · mule · coyote · kingpin
Exchange of commodities
- dealsAgreements or distributions
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
transactions · exchange · supply · demand · market · retail · wholesale · distribution
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- commuteRegular work travel
highway · intersection · bottleneck · flow · volume · accident · delay · backup
Movement through a system
- movementChange in position
- streamSteady continuous flow
- volumeAmount of space filled
- throughputProcessing rate over time
patterns · density · surge · ebb · current · flux · direction · channel
Data transmission capacity
- packetsSmall sealed portions
- networkInterconnected system
- serverOne who attends tables
- routingPath selection process
internet · throughput · load · requests · hits · volume · analytics · clicks
Intersection flow controller
- red lightTraffic control meaning halt
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- yellow lightTraffic warning signal
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
crosswalk · pedestrian · right-of-way · flashing · beacon · crossing · walk signal · regulate
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
black market · bootlegging · laundering · exploitation · syndicate · underworld · mule · coyote · kingpin · racketeering
trade
Exchange of commodities
- dealsAgreements or distributions
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
barter · transactions · exchange · supply · demand · market · retail · wholesale · distribution · sales
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
commute · highway · intersection · bottleneck · flow · volume · accident · delay · backup · merge
circulation
Movement through a system
throughput · patterns · density · surge · ebb · current · flux · direction · channel · artery
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
routing · internet · throughput · load · requests · hits · volume · analytics · clicks · visitors
stoplight
Intersection flow controller
- red lightTraffic control meaning halt
- green lightAuthorization to proceed
- yellow lightTraffic warning signal
intersection · crosswalk · pedestrian · right-of-way · flashing · beacon · crossing · walk signal · regulate · control
trafficsmerchandises
Sells or promotes wares
retails · wholesales · vends · markets · licenses
- traffic lightRoad signal device
- traffic jamRoadway backup of vehicles
- heavy trafficDense vehicle congestion
- traffic ticketCitation for driving infractions
- traffic coneRoadwork boundary marker
- traffic signalIntersection light system
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