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traverse
('tr/&/v/@/rs )

adjective (a)

  • Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a horizontal beam that extends across something(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    crossbeam, crosspiece, trave
    source: wordnet30
  • a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    transom
    source: wordnet30
  • taking a zigzag path on skis(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    traversal
    source: wordnet30
  • travel across(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • Anything that traverses, or crosses.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • Athwart; across; crosswise.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • travel across or pass over(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track
    source: wordnet30
  • to cover or extend over an area or time period(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Rivers traverse the valley floor.
    Synonym:
    cross, span, sweep
    source: wordnet30
  • deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    deny
    source: wordnet30
  • To lay in a cross direction; to cross.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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