#1 traverse v. [track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across] travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day". wn
#2 traverse v. [cross, span, sweep] 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". wn
#3 traverse v. [deny] deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit. wn
#4 traverse n. [trave, crossbeam, crosspiece] a horizontal beam that extends across something. wn
#5 traverse n. [transom] a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it. wn
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