TRAVERSE


Meaning of TRAVERSE in English

I. noun

Synonyms: obstacle , bar, Chinese wall, hamper, hurdle, impediment, obstruction, rub, snag, stumbling block

II. 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 Word: oppose; dismiss; squash, squelch

3.

Synonyms: travel 2, cover, do, pass (over), track

4.

to extend or lie across (something)

a highway traversing the entire state

Synonyms: cross, transverse

Related Word: crisscross, intersect, quarter

Idioms: cut across

5.

to pass over, along, or to and fro especially on foot

deep in thought he traversed the terrace again and again

Synonyms: perambulate, walk

Related Word: peregrinate; track, tread; pace

III. adjective

Synonyms: transverse , crossing, crosswise, thwart, transversal

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