Definition of traverse

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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..

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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.) To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the habitable globe..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or the like..
Transmeatable :: Transmeatable (a.) Capable of being passed over or traversed; passable.
Trance :: Trance (v. t.) To pass over or across; to traverse.
Transversal :: Transversal (n.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced..
Hunt :: Hunt (v. t.) To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the woods, or the country..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river..
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..
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..
Bowshot :: Bowshot (n.) The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
Perineum :: Perineum (n.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum..
Travel :: Travel (v. t.) To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is an unsafe guide..
Barruly :: Barruly (a.) Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current..
Journey :: Journey (v. t.) To traverse; to travel over or through.
Traverser :: Traverser (n.) A traverse table. See under Traverse, n..
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