hop vs traverse

traverse vs hop

hop and traverse both are nouns.

hop and traverse both are verbs.

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

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

hop: traverse as if by a short airplane trip
traverse: travel across or pass over

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

hop (noun)	traverse (noun)
the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)	taking a zigzag path on skis
an informal dance where popular music is played	travel across
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer	a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
	a horizontal beam that extends across something

hop (verb)	traverse (verb)
jump lightly	deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
make a jump forward or upward	travel across or pass over
jump across	to cover or extend over an area or time period
traverse as if by a short airplane trip
move quickly from one place to another
travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

Difference between hop and traverse

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