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Traverse

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sweepnoun(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
coververbA lid.
tracknounA mark left by something that has passed along.
spannounThe full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
crossnounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
denyverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
transomnoun(architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
get oververb(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
pass oververb(transitive with over as adverbial particle) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
cut acrossverbTo take a shortcut over or through (a place).
get acrossverb(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
traversalnounThe act of traversing; a crossing.
crossbeamnounA horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
cut throughverb(idiomatic) To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
crosspiecenounA horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
travenoun(architecture) A crossbeam.

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crossbeamnounA horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
crosspiecenounA horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
sweepnoun(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
transomnoun(architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
coververbA lid.
tracknounA mark left by something that has passed along.
travenoun(architecture) A crossbeam.
cut acrossverbTo take a shortcut over or through (a place).
traversalnounThe act of traversing; a crossing.
pass oververb(transitive with over as adverbial particle) To bypass or disregard in favour of someone or something else.
get acrossverb(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
cut throughverb(idiomatic) To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time).
get oververb(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on; to calm down regarding something.
denyverb(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
crossnounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
spannounThe full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.
crossingnounAn intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
walkverb(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
voyagenounA long journey, especially by ship.
tienounA knot; a fastening.

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