traverse vs course

course vs traverse

traverse and course both are nouns.

traverse and course both are verbs.

traverse is not an adverb while course is an adverb.

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

As verbs, course is a hyponym of traverse; that is, course is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than traverse:

traverse: travel across or pass over
course: move swiftly through or over

Other hyponyms of traverse include tramp, walk, crisscross, ford, bridge, jaywalk, drive, take, hop.

traverse (noun)	course (noun)
taking a zigzag path on skis	a mode of action
travel across	education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it	facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
a horizontal beam that extends across something	(construction) a layer of masonry
	part of a meal served at one time
	a connected series of events or actions or developments
	a body of students who are taught together
	general line of orientation
	a line or route along which something travels or moves

traverse (verb)	course (verb)
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit	hunt with hounds
travel across or pass over	move along, of liquids
to cover or extend over an area or time period	move swiftly through or over

traverse (adverb)	course (adverb)
	as might be expected

Difference between traverse and course

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