bridge vs traverse

traverse vs bridge

bridge and traverse both are nouns.

bridge and traverse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bridge	Yes	No	Yes	No
traverse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, traverse is a hypernym of bridge; that is, traverse is a word with a broader meaning than bridge:

bridge: cross over on a bridge
traverse: travel across or pass over

Other hypernyms of bridge include cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track.

bridge (noun)	traverse (noun)
any of various card games based on whist for four players	taking a zigzag path on skis
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.	travel across
an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands	a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
the link between two lenses; rests on the nose	a horizontal beam that extends across something
a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
a wooden support that holds the strings up
a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
something resembling a bridge in form or function

bridge (verb)	traverse (verb)
make a bridge across	deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
cross over on a bridge	travel across or pass over
connect or reduce the distance between	to cover or extend over an area or time period

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