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Meaning of traverse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  traverse
      n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn:
           {trave}, {traverse}, {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]
      2: a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door
         from a window over it [syn: {transom}, {traverse}]
      3: taking a zigzag path on skis [syn: {traversal}, {traverse}]
      4: travel across [syn: {traversal}, {traverse}]
      v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
           miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover},
           {cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut
           through}, {cut across}]
      2: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
         traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres";
         "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse},
         {span}, {sweep}]
      3: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party)
         in a legal suit [syn: {traverse}, {deny}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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