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cross

/ cross /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
trace a line through or across
"cross your `t''"
Type of:
write
Derived:
crisscross mark
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
fold so as to resemble a cross
"she crossed her legs"
Opposites:
uncross
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
any affliction that causes great suffering
"that is his cross to bear"
"he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
Type of:
affliction
Derived:
thwart queer spoil scotch foil
noun Sense 4
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Type of:
structure construction
noun Sense 5
a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Type of:
emblem
Kinds of:
Calvary cross cross of Calvary Celtic cross crucifix rood
verb Sense 6
to cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"
"The novel spans three centuries"
Type of:
cover extend
Derived:
sweep expanse span
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
meet and pass
"the trains crossed"
Type of:
intersect
Kinds of:
decussate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 8
marking consisting of crossing lines
Type of:
marking
Derived:
score mark nock crisscross
verb Sense 9
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
"cross a horse and a donkey"
"Mendel tried crossbreeding"
"these species do not interbreed"
Type of:
breed
Derived:
miscegenation crossbreeding interbreeding hybridization hybridisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
meet at a point
Type of:
meet ran into encounter
Derived:
crossing intersection crossroad crossway carrefour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 11
perversely irritable
Similar:
ill-natured
noun Sense 12
an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
Type of:
organism being
Kinds of:
crossbred dihybrid monohybrid
Derived:
crossbreed hybridize hybridise interbreed
verb Sense 13
travel across or pass over
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
Type of:
pass go through go across
Kinds of:
tramp stride walk crisscross ford
Derived:
crossing crosswalk crossover path track
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 14
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Type of:
coupling mating pairing
Kinds of:
dihybrid cross monohybrid cross reciprocal cross reciprocal testcross
Derived:
crossbreed hybridize hybridise interbreed
Domain:
genetics genetic science
verb Sense 15
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Kinds of:
disappoint let down dash short-circuit ruin
Derived:
frustration defeat thwarting foiling crown of thorns
See also:
double cross
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
96
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

write fold fold up turn up uncross affliction structure construction emblem Calvary cross cross of Calvary Celtic cross