[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to pass or move over, along, or through.Synonyms: cross", "to go to and fro over or along.", "to extend across or over:A bridge traverses the stream.", "to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an :The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.", "to ski across (a hill or slope).", "to cause to move laterally.", "to look over, examine, or consider carefully; survey ; consider .", "to go counter to; obstruct ; thwart .", "to contradict or deny.Synonyms: challenge , dispute , gainsay", "Law.(in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).to join issue upon.", "(in the law of pleading) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).", "to join issue upon.", "to turn and point (a gun) in any direction."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to pass along or go across something; cross :a point in the river where we could traverse.", "to ski across a hill or slope on a diagonal.", "to turn laterally, as a gun.", "Fencing.to glide the blade toward the hilt of the contestant's foil while applying pressure to the blade."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of passing across, over, or through.", "something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle .", "a transversal or similar line.", "a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing .", "Architecture.a transverse gallery or loft of communication in a church or other large building.", "a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across; crosspiece ; crossbar .", "a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.", "Nautical.the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.", "the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.", "each of the runs in a single direction made in such sailing.", "Fortification.a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.", "a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.", "a defensive barrier thrown across the terreplein or the covered way of a fortification to protect it from enfilade fire.", "Gunnery.the horizontal turning of a gun so as to make it point in any required direction.", "Machinery.the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work.a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.", "the motion of a lathe tool or grinding wheel along a piece of work.", "a part moving along a piece of work in this way, as the carriage of a lathe.", "Surveying.a series of intersecting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection, measured at instrument stations, are recorded graphically on a map and in numerical form in data tables.Compare closed traverse closed traverse.", "Law.a formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the other side."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["lying, extending, or passing across; transverse ."]}]