The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.
A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
A dazed or unconscious condition.
A tedious journey.
A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
To create in or via a trance.
To travel quickly over a long distance.
To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.
To pass across or over; to traverse.
To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.