the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > cause to move in a direction [verb (transitive)] > pass over a certain course or distance (2)
transitive. Of a thing: to form or trace (a geometric figure) by way of motion; = describe, v. 6a. Obsolete. rare.
transitive. Of a physical thing: to form or trace by way of motion; to travel over (a certain course or distance).