<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to pass or move over, along, or through.</li><li>to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the stream.</li><li>to go up, down, or across (a rope, mountain, hill, etc.) at an angle: The climbers traversed the east face of the mountain.</li><li>to ski across (a hill or slope).</li><li>to cause to move laterally.</li><li>to look over, examine, or consider carefully; survey; consider.</li><li>to go counter to; obstruct; thwart.</li><li>to contradict or deny.</li><li>(Law) to deny formally (an allegation of fact set forth in a previous pleading).</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of passing across, over, or through.</li><li>something that crosses, obstructs, or thwarts; obstacle.</li><li>a place where one may traverse or cross; crossing.</li><li>a bar, strip, rod, or other structural part placed or extending across; crosspiece; crossbar.</li><li>a railing, lattice, or screen serving as a barrier.</li><li>(Nautical) the zigzag track of a vessel compelled by contrary winds or currents to sail on different courses.</li><li>a defensive barrier, parapet, or the like, placed transversely.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>lying, extending, or passing across; transverse.</li></ul>