traverse

To travel or pass across, over, or through.

To move to and fro over; cross and recross.

To go up, down, or across (a slope) diagonally, as in skiing.

To cause to move laterally on a pivot; swivel.

To extend across; cross.

To look over carefully; examine.

To go counter to; thwart.

To deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a lawsuit.