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English noun: traverse | |||
| 1. | traverse (artifact) a horizontal beam that extends across something | ||
| Synonyms | crossbeam, crosspiece, trave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beam | ||
| 2. | traverse (artifact) a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it | ||
| Synonyms | transom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crosspiece | ||
| 3. | traverse (act) taking a zigzag path on skis | ||
| Synonyms | traversal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crossing | ||
| Part meronym | skiing | ||
| 4. | traverse (act) travel across | ||
| Synonyms | traversal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | travel, traveling, travelling | ||
English verb: traverse | |||
| 1. | traverse (motion) travel across or pass over | ||
| Samples | The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. | ||
| Synonyms | cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, course, crisscross, drive, ford, hop, jaywalk, stride, take, tramp, walk | ||
| 2. | traverse (stative) to cover or extend over an area or time period | ||
| Samples | Rivers traverse the valley floor. The parking lot spans 3 acres. The novel spans three centuries. | ||
| Synonyms | cross, span, sweep | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, cover, extend | ||
| 3. | traverse (communication) deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit | ||
| Synonyms | deny | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Domain category | law, practice of law | ||
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