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| tra·verse [ trə vúrss ] |
verb (past and past participle tra·versed, present participle tra·vers·ing, 3rd person present singular tra·vers·es) |
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1. transitive verb move across area: to travel or move across, over, or through an area or a place
  traverse the countryside
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2. transitive and intransitive verb go back and forth across something: to move backward and forward across something
Volunteers traversed the field looking for clues.
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3. transitive verb reach across something: to extend or reach across something
the bridge traversing the river
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4. transitive and intransitive verb climbing move at angle across something: to move at an angle across a rock face while ascending or descending it
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5. transitive and intransitive verb skiing zigzag down slope: to ski in diagonal runs following a zigzag course down a slope
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6. transitive and intransitive verb swivel gun: to swivel something, especially a gun, from side to side on a pivot, or be swiveled in this way
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7. intransitive verb fencing slide blade toward opponent's hilt: in fencing, to slide the blade of a sword toward an opponent's hilt while at the same time applying pressure to his or her blade
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8. transitive verb thwart somebody or something: to thwart or obstruct somebody or something
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9. transitive verb law deny allegations: to deny the opposing party's allegations as set out in the pleading in a lawsuit, formally and, usually, in their entirety
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10. transitive verb law join issue: to join issue with somebody on an indictment
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noun (plural tra·vers·es) |
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1. movement across area: a movement or journey across, over, or through something
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2. route taken: a route or way across, over, or through something
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3. climbing movement across rock face: a horizontal or oblique movement across a rock face in climbing
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4. skiing zigzag skiing run: a diagonal zigzag skiing run down a ski slope
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5. construction crossbeam: something that is set across a gap or lies crosswise, e.g. a structural member of a building
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6. buildings gallery: a gallery or loft that crosses from side to side inside a building
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7. buildings barrier within building: a railing, curtain, screen, or partition forming a barrier within a building
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8. military barrier across trench: a defensive barrier of earth across a trench
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9. obstruction: something that thwarts or obstructs somebody or something
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10. mathematics
Same as transversal
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11. zigzag course of vessel: the zigzag course of a sailing vessel in contrary winds
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12. mechanical engineering lateral movement of machine part: the horizontal movement of a machine part such as a lathe or grinding tool as it moves across the work piece
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13. law denial of allegations: a formal denial of the opposing party's allegations as set out in their pleading in a lawsuit
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14. civil engineering survey using intersecting straight lines: a survey made using a series of intersecting straight lines of known length whose angles of intersection are measured for recording on a map or in a table of data
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adjective |
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crosswise: lying across something
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| [14th century. Via French traverser< late Latin tra(ns)versare< Latin transversus, past participle of transvertere "turn across" < vertere "to turn"] |
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| tra·vers·a·ble adjective |
| tra·vers·al noun |
| tra·vers·er noun |
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