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- DictionaryCross/krôs/
noun
- 1. a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×): "cut a cross in the bark with a sharp knife"
- ▪ a cross (×) used to show that something is incorrect or unsatisfactory.
- ▪ a cross-shaped decoration awarded for personal valor or indicating rank in some orders of knighthood: "the Military Cross"
- ▪ the constellation Southern Cross.
- 2. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. Similar crucifixrood
- ▪ the cross on which Jesus was crucified: "the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross"
- ▪ a cross, or a representation of it, as an emblem of Christianity: "she wore a cross around her neck"
- ▪ short for sign of the cross (see sign)
- ▪ a staff surmounted by a cross carried in religious processions.
- ▪ something unavoidable that has to be endured: "she's just a cross we have to bear" Similar burdentroubleworrytrialtribulationafflictioncursebanehardshipvicissitudemisfortuneadversitymillstonealbatrossmiserywoepainsorrowsufferingtormentthorn in one's fleshthorn in one's sideinformal:hasslestressheadachearchaic:cumberOpposite blessing
- 3. an animal or plant resulting from crossbreeding; a hybrid: "a Devon and Holstein cross" Similar hybridhybridizationcrossbreedmixed breedhalf-breedhalf bloodmixtureamalgamblendcombinationcompositeconglomeratemongrelcur
- ▪ a mixture or compromise of two things: "the system is a cross between a monorail and a conventional railroad"
- 4. a pass of the ball across the field toward the center close to one's opponents' goal: "Beckham's low cross was turned into the net by Cole"
- ▪ a blow delivered across and over the opponent's lead: "a right cross"
verb
- 1. go or extend across or to the other side of (a path, road, stretch of water, or area): "he has crossed the Atlantic twice" Similar travel acrossgo acrosscut acrossmake one's way acrosstraverserange overtramp overwander overnegotiatenavigatecoverspanbridgearchfordgo acrossextend acrossstretch acrosspass overarch overvault over
- ▪ go across or climb over (an obstacle or boundary): "he attempted to cross the border into Jordan" Similar travel acrossgo acrosscut acrossmake one's way acrosstraverserange overtramp overwander overnegotiatenavigatecover
- ▪ (especially of an artist or an artistic style or work) begin to appeal to a different audience, especially a wider one: "a talented animator who crossed over to live action"
- 2. pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect: "the two lines cross at 90°" Similar intersectmeetjoinconnectcrisscrossinterweaveintertwine
- ▪ cause (two things) to intersect: "cross the cables in opposing directions"
- ▪ place (something) crosswise: "Michele sat back and crossed her arms"
- ▪ (of a letter) be sent before receipt of another from the person being written to: "our letters crossed"
- 3. draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross: "cross the t's"
- ▪ mark or annotate (a check), typically by drawing a pair of parallel lines across it, to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account: British "a crossed check"
- ▪ delete a name or item on a list as being no longer required or involved: "Liz crossed off the days on the calendar"
- ▪ delete an incorrect or inapplicable word or phrase by drawing a line through it: "cross out any portions which do not apply"
- 4. (of a person) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection: "Beatie crossed herself quickly at the mention of the dead"
- 5. pass (the ball) across the field toward the center when attacking: "he could not get to the line to cross the ball"
- 6. cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to interbreed with one of another species, breed, or variety: "many animals of the breed were crossed with the closely related Guernsey"
- ▪ cross-fertilize (a plant): "a hybrid tea was crossed with a polyantha rose" Similar hybridizecrossbreedinterbreedcross-fertilizecross-pollinateintercrossmixintermixblend
- 7. oppose or stand in the way of (someone): "no one dared cross him" Similar opposeresistdefythwartfrustratefoilobstructimpedehinderhamperblockcheckdenycontradictargue withquarrel withstand up totake a stand againsttake issue withput up a fight againstset one's face againstfly in the face offormal:gainsayrare:controvertOpposite support
adjective
- 1. annoyed: British "he seemed to be very cross about something"
Word Origin late Old English (in the sense ‘monument in the form of a cross’): from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.
Derivatives
- 1. crosser noun
- 2. crossly adverb
- 3. crossness noun
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