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traverse

noun

1 traverse

A horizontal beam that extends across something.

synonyms: crossbeam, crosspiece, trave.

Dutch: dwarsbalk, dwarshout, kalf, kruisbalk
Polish: trawers

2 traverse

A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it.

synonym: transom.

3 traverse

Taking a zigzag path on skis.

synonym: traversal.

Polish: trawersowanie

4 traverse

Travel across.

synonym: traversal.

verb

1 traverse

Travel across or pass over.

synonyms: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track.

Roget 179: counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; ... show more

Roget 266: travel, journey, course; take a journey, go a journey; take a walk, go out for walk etc. n.; have a run; take the air.    flit, take wing; migrate, ... show more

Roget 302: pass, pass through; perforate etc. (hole) 260; penetrate, permeate, thread, thrid, enfilade; go through, go across; go over, ... show more

Roget 706: hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.], impedite, embarrass.    keep off, stave off, ward off; obviate; avert, antevert; turn aside, draw off, ... show more

Dutch: aflopen, overtrekken

2 traverse

To cover or extend over an area or time period:
— Rivers traverse the valley floor.

synonyms: cross, span, sweep.

3 traverse

Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit.

synonym: deny.

Roget 536: deny; contradict, contravene; controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head.    disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow; recant etc. ... show more


Moby thesaurus: across, across the grain, athwart, athwartships, bar, be at cross-purposes, be contrary to, belie, boat, bridge, buck, call into question, canoe, carry sail, challenge, check, circumnavigate, coast, combat, conflict with ... show more.

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