peddle

(pĕd'l)

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.tr.

1. 1. To travel about selling (wares): peddling goods from door to door.
   2. To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics).
2. Informal. To seek to disseminate; give out: peddling lies.

v.intr.

1. To travel about selling wares.
2. To occupy oneself with trifles.

[Back-formation from PEDDLER. V., intr., sense 2, probably influenced by PIDDLE.]

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verb

1. To travel about selling goods: hawk, huckster, vend. See transactions.
2. To offer for sale: deal (in), handle, market, merchandise, merchant, retail, sell, trade (in), vend. See transactions.
3. To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics): deal. Slang push. See transactions.

v

Definition: sell door to door
Antonyms: buy

IN BRIEF: To sell goods on the street or from door to door; vend. Also: To offer or disseminate.

Did the vendor peddle his merchandise in town?

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• Commerce and Trade - peddle: (vb) sell, esp. travel about selling small items

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - falbyde, sælge, handle med narkotika
v. intr. - beskæftige sig med ulovlig handel med narkotika

Nederlands (Dutch)
venten, illegaal verkopen (m.n. drugs), opdringerig verspreiden (ideologie etc.), zich met onbenullige dingen bezighouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - colporter
v. intr. - faire du colportage

Deutsch (German)
v. - hausieren, handeln mit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διεξάγω λιανικό εμπόριο, κάνω το γυρολόγο, πουλάω ναρκωτικά

Italiano (Italian)
vendere per la strada, spargere ai quattro venti

Português (Portuguese)
v. - viajar vendendo coisinhas, vadiar, distribuir ou vender em pequenas quantidades

Русский (Russian)
торговать вразнос, разносить сплетни

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - vender de puerta en puerta, difundir, divulgar, propagar chismes
v. intr. - hacer de buhonero, ocuparse de minucias

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sälja (på gatan/dörr t dörr), langa (sl.), sprida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
叫卖, 挨户兜售, 宣扬, 散播, 挑卖, 沿街叫卖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 叫賣, 挨戶兜售, 宣揚, 散播
v. intr. - 挑賣, 沿街叫賣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 행상하다, 소매하다, (소문 등을) 퍼뜨리다
v. intr. - 행상하다, 하찮은 일에 신경 쓰다.

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 売り歩く, 行商する, 押し付けようとする, 言いふらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبيع بالتجول, يقضي وقته بالسفاسف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מכר, מכר סמים, הפיץ‬
v. intr. - ‮עסק ברוכלות, הלך רכיל, קידם (רעיונות, פילוסופיה, דרך-חיים וכו')‬

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