traverse vs skiing

traverse and skiing both are nouns.

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

traverse (noun)	skiing (noun)
taking a zigzag path on skis	a sport in which participants must travel on skis
travel across
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
a horizontal beam that extends across something

traverse (verb)	skiing (verb)
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
travel across or pass over
to cover or extend over an area or time period