cut through

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cut through - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

cross, cut across, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover

tramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"

stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"

walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"

crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random

ford - cross a river where it's shallow

bridge - cross over on a bridge

jaywalk - cross the road at a red light

drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic"

hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"

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"I have often," says Captain Bonneville, "seen trees measuring eighteen inches in diameter, at the places where they had been cut through by the beaver, but they lay in all directions, and often very inconveniently for the after purposes of the animal.

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When making a basket-cut, make sure you look for the ball and give the passer a hand target as you cut through the lane.