Definition of traverse

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Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.

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Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream..
Perineum :: Perineum (n.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum..
Tubulidentate :: Tubulidentate (a.) Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain edentates.
Walk :: Walk (v. t.) To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets..
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To use the posture or motions of opposition or counteraction, as in fencing..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope..
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
Pathfinder :: Pathfinder (n.) One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one side and his head to the other..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon..
Wander :: Wander (v. t.) To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through.
Rheophore :: Rheophore (n.) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country..
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