n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: RESIST , buck, combat, contest, dispute, duel, fight, oppose, repel, withstand
2
Synonyms: DENY 4, contradict, contravene, cross, disaffirm, gainsay, impugn, negate, negative
Related Words: oppose; dismiss; squash, squelch
3
Synonyms: TRAVEL 2, cover, do, pass (over), track
4 to extend or lie across (something) FF1C; a highway traversing the entire state FF1E;
Synonyms: cross, transverse
Related Words: crisscross, intersect, quarter
Idioms: cut across
5 to pass over, along, or to and fro especially on foot FF1C; deep in thought he traversed the terrace again and again FF1E;
Synonyms: perambulate, walk
Related Words: peregrinate; track, tread; pace