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cross

The hiker carefully crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the stream.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A mark or shape formed by two intersecting lines: The most basic meaning, often an X or a + shape.
    • The structure on which Jesus was crucified; a symbol of Christianity: Refers to the specific object or its representation as a religious emblem.
    • A burden or trial one must bear: A figurative use for a difficult situation or suffering.
    • A mixture or hybrid: Something produced by combining two different things, especially in biology.

  2. Verb:

    • To go from one side to the other of something: To move or travel across a space, line, or obstacle.
    • To intersect or lie across something: For lines, paths, or objects to meet or pass over each other.
    • To place or fold something across another: To position one thing over another in an intersecting manner.
    • To oppose or thwart: To act against someone's plans or desires.
    • To breed animals or plants of different varieties: To hybridize.

  3. Adjective:

    • Annoyed, irritable, or angry: Describes a person's bad-tempered mood.
    • Lying or extending across; transverse: Positioned or moving from one side to another.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She put a cross in the box to mark her choice.
    • The church has a large stone cross on its roof.
    • His chronic illness is a cross he has borne with dignity.
    • A tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit.

  • Verb:

    • Be careful when you cross the street.
    • The two hiking trails cross near the river.
    • He crossed his arms and waited impatiently.
    • Her parents crossed her plans to study abroad.
    • They crossed a Labrador with a Poodle to create a Labradoodle.

  • Adjective:

    • My boss was very cross about the missed deadline.
    • The bridge has several cross beams for support.
Advanced Usage

  • "To cross one's mind": To occur to someone briefly.

    • The idea never even crossed my mind.

  • "To cross the line": To go beyond acceptable limits of behavior.

    • His comments during the meeting really crossed the line.

  • "To cross paths (with someone)": To meet or encounter someone by chance.

    • I crossed paths with an old friend at the airport.
Variants and Related Words
  • Crossing (n): A place where one thing crosses another, like a street crossing or a pedestrian crossing.
  • Crossly (adv): In an annoyed or angry manner.
    • "Not now," he said crossly.
  • Crossbred (adj): Produced by crossbreeding.
  • Crosswise (adv): In the form of a cross; transversely.
Synonyms
  • Verb (to go across): Traverse, span, pass over.
  • Verb (to oppose): Thwart, frustrate, foil.
  • Adjective (angry): Irritable, grumpy, annoyed.
  • Noun (hybrid): Hybrid, mixture, blend.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Cross off/out: To draw a line through something to delete it.
    • Please cross out the incorrect answer.
  • Cross over:
    • To move from one side to another.
      • We crossed over to the other side of the river.
    • To change from one field or style to another, especially in arts or culture.
      • The singer crossed over from jazz to pop music.
Related Idioms
  • A cross to bear: A personal problem or burden that causes ongoing difficulty.
    • He sees his responsibility for his younger siblings as his cross to bear.
  • Keep one's fingers crossed: To hope for good luck or a positive outcome.
    • I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get the job.
  • At cross purposes: Working with opposing aims or misunderstanding each other's goals.
    • We were talking at cross purposes and didn't realize we agreed.
cross

The hiker carefully crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the stream.

Adjective
  1. annoyed and irritable
  2. extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
    • cross members should be all steel
    • from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
    • transversal vibrations
    • transverse colon
Verb
  1. 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
  2. trace a line through or across
    • cross your `t'
  3. meet and pass
    • the trains crossed
  4. 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
  5. fold so as to resemble a cross
    • she crossed her legs
  6. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    • foil your opponent
  7. meet at a point
  8. travel across or pass over
    • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Noun
  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
  2. (genetics) 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
  3. any affliction that causes great suffering
    • that is his cross to bear
    • he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
  4. a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
  5. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
  6. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

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