Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense crosses, present participle crossing, past tense, past participle crossed
1. verb
If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travelto the other side of it. If you crossto a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in orderto reach that place.
She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road. [VERB noun]
They have crossed the border into Greece and asked for political asylum. [VERB noun]
In 1838 the first iron sailing vessel crossed the Atlantic. [VERB noun]
Egan crossed to the drinks cabinet and poured a Scotch. [VERB + to]
[Also V adv/prep, V + into]
Synonyms: go across, pass over, traverse, cut across More Synonyms of cross
2. verb
A road, railway, or bridge that crosses an area of land or water passes over it.
The Defford to Eckington road crosses the river half a mile outside Eckington. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: span, bridge, ford, go across More Synonyms of cross
3. verb
Lines or roads that cross meet and go across each other.
...the intersection where Main and Center Streets cross. [VERB]
It is near where the pilgrimage route crosses the road to Quimper. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If someone or something crosses a limit or boundary, for example the limit of acceptable behaviour, they go beyond it.
I normally never write into magazines but Mr Stubbs has finally crossed the line. [VERB noun]
Candidates must get 5 per cent of the vote to continue. Many will fail to cross thatthreshold. [VERB noun]
5. verb
If an expression crosses someone's face, it appears briefly on their face.
[written]
Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face. [VERB noun]
A faint smile crossed his lips. [VERB noun]
6. countable noun
A cross is a shape that consists of a vertical line or piece with a shorter horizontal lineor piece across it. It is the most important Christian symbol.
Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain.
He solemnly made the sign of the cross.
Christ died on the cross.
Synonyms: crucifix, rood More Synonyms of cross
7. verb
If Christians crossthemselves, they make the sign of a cross by moving their hand across the top half of theirbody.
'Holy Mother of God!' Marco crossed himself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
8. countable noun
If you describe something as a cross that someone has to bear, you mean it is a problem or disadvantage which they have to deal with or bear.
Two young men perishing in such circumstances is a hard cross to bear for each family.
Synonyms: trouble, worry, trial, load More Synonyms of cross
9. countable noun
A cross is a written mark in the shape of an X. You can use it, for example, to indicatethat an answer to a question is wrong, to mark the position of something on a map, or to indicate your vote on a ballot paper.
Put a tick next to those activities you like and a cross next to those you dislike.
10. verb
If you cross your arms, legs, or fingers, you put one of them on top of the other.
Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist, as if lost in deep thought. [VERB noun]
Pop crossed his arms over his chest and watched us. [VERB noun]
He was sitting there in the living room with his legs crossed. [VERB-ed]
11. verb
If you cross someone who is likely to get angry, you oppose them or refuse to do what they want.
If you ever cross him, forget it, you're finished. [VERB noun]
12. singular noun
Something that is a cross between two things is neither one thing nor the other, but a mixture of both.
'Ha!' It was a cross between a laugh and a bark.
It was a lovely dog. It was a cross between a collie and a golden retriever. [+ between]
Synonyms: mixture, combination, blend, amalgam More Synonyms of cross
13. countable noun
In some team sports such as football and hockey, a cross is the passing of the ball from the side of the field to a player in the centre,usually in front of the goal.
He hit an accurate cross to Groves.
14. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A cross street is a road that crosses another more important road.
[US]
The Army boys had personnel carriers blockading the cross streets.
15. See also crossing
16. to cross your fingers
17. cross my heart
18. to cross your mind
19. people's paths cross
20. to cross the Rubicon
21. to cross swords
Phrasal verbs:
See cross off
See cross out
More Synonyms of cross
cross adjective use
(krɒs, US krɔːs)
Word forms: comparative crosser, superlative crossest
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Someone who is cross is rather angry or irritated.
The women are cross and bored.
I'm terribly cross with him. [+ with]
She was rather cross about having to trail across London. [+ about]
crosslyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
'No, no, no,' Morris said crossly.
cross in British English
(krɒs)
noun
1.
a structure or symbol consisting essentially of two intersecting lines or pieces at right angles to one another
2.
a wooden structure used as a means of execution, consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece to which people were nailed or tied
3.
a representation of the Cross used as an emblem of Christianity or as a reminder of Christ's death
4.
any mark or shape consisting of two intersecting lines, esp such a symbol (×) used as a signature, point of intersection, error mark, etc
5.
a sign representing the Cross made either by tracing a figure in the air or by touching the forehead, breast, and either shoulder in turn
6.
any conventional variation of the Christian symbol, used emblematically, decoratively, or heraldically, suchas a Maltese, tau, or Greek cross
7. heraldry
any of several charges in which one line crosses or joins another at right angles
8.
a cruciform emblem awarded to indicate membership of an order or as a decoration for distinguished service
9. (sometimes capital)
Christianity or Christendom, esp as contrasted with non-Christian religions
Cross and Crescent
10.
the place in a town or village where a cross has been set up
11.
a pipe fitting, in the form of a cross, for connecting four pipes
12. biology
a.
the process of crossing; hybridization
b.
an individual produced as a result of this process
13.
a mixture of two qualities or types
he's a cross between a dictator and a saint
14.
an opposition, hindrance, or misfortune; affliction (esp in the phrase bear one's cross)
15. slang
a match or game in which the outcome has been rigged
16. slang
a fraud or swindle
17. boxing
a straight punch delivered from the side, esp with the right hand
18. football
the act or an instance of kicking or passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field
19. on the cross
verb
20. (sometimes foll by over)
to move or go across (something); traverse or intersect
we crossed the road
21.
a.
to meet and pass
the two trains crossed
b.
(of each of two letters in the post) to be dispatched before receipt of the other
22. (tr; usually foll by out, off, or through)
to cancel with a cross or with lines; delete
23. (transitive)
to place or put in a form resembling a cross
to cross one's legs
24. (transitive)
to mark with a cross or crosses
25. (transitive) British
to draw two parallel lines across the face of (a cheque) and so make it payable only into a bank account
26. (transitive)
a.
to trace the form of the Cross, usually with the thumb or index finger upon (someone or something) in token of blessing
b.
to make the sign of the Cross upon (oneself)
27. (intransitive)
(of telephone lines) to interfere with each other so that three or perhaps four callers are connected together at one time
28.
to cause fertilization between (plants or animals of different breeds, races, varieties, etc)
29. (transitive)
to oppose the wishes or plans of; thwart
his opponent crosses him at every turn
30. football
to kick or pass (the ball) from a wing to the middle of the field
31. (transitive) nautical
to set (the yard of a square sail) athwartships
32. cross a bridge when one comes to it
33. cross one's fingers
34. cross one's heart
35. cross one's mind
36. cross someone's palm
37. cross someone's path
38. cross swords
adjective
39.
angry; ill-humoured; vexed
40.
lying or placed across; transverse
a cross timber
41.
involving interchange; reciprocal
42.
contrary or unfavourable
43. another word for crossbred (sense 1)
44. a Brit slang word for dishonest
Derived forms
crosser (ˈcrosser)
noun
crossly (ˈcrossly)
adverb
crossness (ˈcrossness)
noun
Word origin
Old English cros, from Old Irish cross (unattested), from Latin crux; see crux
Cross in British English1
(krɒs)
noun
the Cross
1.
the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified
2.
the Crucifixion of Jesus
Cross in British English2
(krɒs)
noun
Richard Assheton, 1st Viscount. 1823–1914, British Conservative statesman, home secretary (1874–80); noted for reforms affecting housing, public health, and the employment of women and children in factories
cross- in British English
combining form
1.
indicating action from one individual, group, etc, to another
cross-cultural
cross-fertilize
cross-refer
2.
indicating movement, position, etc, across something (sometimes implying interference, opposition, or contrary action)
crosscurrent
crosstalk
3.
indicating a crosslike figure or intersection
crossbones
Word origin
from cross (in various senses)
cross in American English
(krɔs; krɑs)
noun
1.
an upright post with a bar across it near the top, to which the ancient Romans fastened convicted persons to die
2.
a representation or figure of a cross, used as a badge, decoration, etc.; also, such a badge, decoration, etc.
the Distinguished Service Cross
3.
a monument in the form of a cross, or with a cross on it, marking a crossroad, boundary, grave, etc.
4.
a staff with a cross at the top, carried before an archbishop as a sign of his authority
5.
a.
a representation of a cross, in any of various recognized forms, as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus, hence of the Christian religion
b.
a crucifix
6.
a.
the act of crossing, as from one side of a stage to the other
b.
the act of crossing oneself
7.
any trouble or affliction that one has to bear; also, anything that thwarts or frustrates
8.
any design, mark, or object made by two lines or surfaces that intersect one another
9.
such a mark ( X) made as a signature, as by a person who cannot write
10.
a.
a crossing, or mixing, of varieties or breeds; hybridization
b.
the result of such mixing; hybrid
11.
something that combines the qualities of two different things or types
12. Slang
a dishonest action, fixed contest or match, etc.
13. Boxing
a blow delivered over and across the opponent's lead
14. [C-]
Northern Cross
15. [C-]
Southern Cross
verb transitive
16.
to make the sign of the cross over or upon
17.
to place across or crosswise
cross your fingers
18.
to lie or cut across; intersect
where two streets cross one another
19.
to draw or put a line or lines across
cross your t's
20.
to pass over; go from one side to the other of; go across
to cross the ocean
21.
to carry or lead across
22.
to extend or reach across
the bridge crosses a river
23.
to meet and pass (each other)
24.
to bring into contact, causing electrical interference
the wires were crossed
25.
to go counter to; thwart; oppose
26.
to interbreed (animals or plants); breed (an individual of one type) with one of another; hybridize; cross-fertilize
verb intransitive
27.
to lie across; intersect
28.
to go or extend from one side to the other
often with over
29.
to pass each other while moving in opposite directions
30.
to interbreed; hybridize; cross-fertilize
adjective
31.
lying or passing across or through; transverse; crossing or crossed
cross street, cross ventilation
32.
going counter; contrary; opposed
at cross purposes
33.
irritated or irritable; ill-tempered
34.
involving reciprocal actions, etc.
35.
of mixed variety or breed; hybrid; crossbred
36. Archaic
causing harm; unfavorable
adverb
37.
crosswise
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈirritable
Idioms:
cross off
cross oneself
cross one's fingers
cross one's heart
cross someone's mind
cross someone's palm
cross someone's path
cross up
the Cross
Derived forms
crossable (ˈcrossable)
adjective
crossly (ˈcrossly)
adverb
crossness (ˈcrossness)
noun
Word origin
< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE *kreuk-, extension of base *(s)ker-, to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux
cross- in American English
(krɔs; krɑs)
cross (in various senses) or across
crossbow, crossbreed, crosswise
More idioms containing
cross
cross my heart
a cross to bear
someone will cross that bridge when they come to it
dot the i's and cross the t's
cross someone's path
at cross purposes
cross the Rubicon
cross swords with someone
cross the line
cross your mind
Examples of 'cross' in a sentence
cross
Why did the marshal cross the road?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That means you have space out wide and are able to get in more crosses.
The Sun (2016)
They also face accusations of crossing another line.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Women will cross the street to ask you where you got your dress.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One squadron took two days to cross a river, the men working the whole time quite naked.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They belong to the poppy family, and have four petals arranged in the shape of a cross.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two things crossed my mind.
The Sun (2017)
WHEN offered the opportunity to cross something off your bucket list you do it, right?
The Sun (2016)
Football may not yet (fingers crossed) be about to lose one of its favourite sons to retirement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our paths crossed by chance one morning and we chatted about old times.
The Sun (2012)
She has a bright red scar in the shape of a cross on her forehead.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Within seconds she disappeared into a cross street.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
The idea of writing something had crossed my mind.
Miller, James The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993)
The only other play areas involve crossing three main roads.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
So the pair kept their fingers crossed this time.
Moynihan, John Kevin Keegan - Black and White (1993)
This suggests we have crossed a boundary.
The Sun (2012)
They chose a red cross on white field for their banner and symbol.
Christianity Today (2000)
The trust has been attacked by animal rights groups for allowing legal hunts to cross its land.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Drivers wanting to cross those routes can expect longer waits at the lights as a result.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When the camera is off you can see his face crossed with pain.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The whole thing about crossing their legs and what they should wear.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The winger crossed either side of halftime to take his tally for the season to six.
The Sun (2014)
The challenge is to help people to understand the new direction and work in concert rather than at cross purposes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One in four people worry about how cross they feel and almost a third of us have trouble controlling our anger.
The Sun (2014)
Where the two cross, you will find your site.
Brennan, J. H. A Guide to Megalithic Ireland (1992)
From a standing position bend your left knee and cross your right leg around your left leg, hooking your right foot on your leftleg.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They moved 350 miles to Cornwall where the collie cross vanished and spent all their spare time trying to track her down.
The Sun (2006)
There was a cross- index and a new file for every name mentioned by the new tout.
Seymour, Gerald FIELD OF BLOOD
And the statement file bred other files, and the cross- indexing and the computersearches splayed outwards.
Seymour, Gerald FIELD OF BLOOD
Word lists with
cross
heraldry
In other languages
cross
British English: cross /krɒs/ ADJECTIVE
If you are cross, you feel angry about something.
Mum was cross because we were late.
American English: cross
Arabic: غَضْبَان
Brazilian Portuguese: bravo
Chinese: 生气的
Croatian: ljutit
Czech: naštvaný
Danish: vred
Dutch: boos
European Spanish: enfadado
Finnish: kiukkuinen
French: fâché
German: verärgert
Greek: οργισμένος
Italian: imbronciato
Japanese: 不機嫌な
Korean: 화가 난
Norwegian: tverr
Polish: rozgniewany
European Portuguese: zangado
Romanian: furios
Russian: переживать
Latin American Spanish: enfadado
Swedish: arg
Thai: โกรธฉุนเฉียว
Turkish: öfkeli
Ukrainian: сердитий
Vietnamese: cáu
British English: cross /krɒs/ NOUN
A cross is a mark that you write. It looks like X or +.
She put a cross beside my name.
American English: cross
Arabic: صَلِيب
Brazilian Portuguese: cruz
Chinese: 十字架
Croatian: križ
Czech: kříž
Danish: kryds
Dutch: kruis
European Spanish: cruz
Finnish: risti
French: croix
German: Kreuz
Greek: σταυρός
Italian: croce
Japanese: 十字形
Korean: 십자가
Norwegian: kors
Polish: krzyż
European Portuguese: cruz
Romanian: cruce
Russian: плюс
Latin American Spanish: cruz
Swedish: kors
Thai: ไม้กางเขน
Turkish: çapraz
Ukrainian: хрест
Vietnamese: chữ thập
British English: cross /krɒs/ VERB
If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other.
Cross the road where it is safe.
American English: cross
Arabic: يَعْبُرُ
Brazilian Portuguese: cruzar
Chinese: 勾划
Croatian: prijeći
Czech: přejít ulici apod.
Danish: krydse
Dutch: oversteken
European Spanish: cruzar
Finnish: ylittää
French: traverser
German: überqueren
Greek: διασχίζω
Italian: attraversare
Japanese: 横切る
Korean: (...을) 교차시키다
Norwegian: krysse
Polish: przekroczyć
European Portuguese: atravessar
Romanian: a traversa
Russian: пересекать
Latin American Spanish: cruzar
Swedish: korsa
Thai: ข้าม
Turkish: karşıdan karşıya geçmek
Ukrainian: перетинати
Vietnamese: đi qua
All related terms of 'cross'
cross-eye
a turning inwards towards the nose of one or both eyes, caused by abnormal alignment
cross off
If you cross off words on a list , you decide that they no longer belong on the list, and often you draw a line through them to indicate this.
cross out
If you cross out words on a page , you draw a line through them, because they are wrong or because you want to change them.
cross-ply
(of a motor tyre ) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running diagonally to stiffen the sidewalls
cross up
to confuse or disorder
Red Cross
The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering , for example as a result of war, floods , or disease .
tau cross
a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau
the Cross
the cross on which Jesus was put to death
Blue Cross
a nonprofit health insurance organization offering hospitalization and medical benefits to subscribers, esp. to groups of employees and their families
criss-cross
If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes . If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other.
cross-bench
a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member
cross-breed
If one species of animal or plant cross-breeds with another, they reproduce , and new or different animals or plants are produced. You can also say that someone cross-breeds something such as an animal or plant.
cross-check
If you cross-check information , you check that it is correct using a different method or source from the one originally used to obtain it.
cross-court
played across the court
cross-dress
If someone cross-dresses , they wear the clothes usually worn by the opposite sex.
cross-eyed
Someone who is cross-eyed has eyes that seem to look towards each other.
cross-fade
to fade in (one sound or picture source ) as another is being faded out
cross-file
to register as a candidate in more than one party's primary election
cross hairs
crossed lines, as of fine hair or cobweb , mounted in the optical system of a telescopic gun sight , surveyor's level, etc., to assist in precise aiming or centering of the instrument
cross-index
a note or notes referring the reader to other material
cross-link
a chemical bond , atom , or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
cross-match
to test the compatibility of (a donor's and recipient's blood) by checking that the red cells of each do not agglutinate in the other's serum
cross-nodal
having to do with interaction between the senses
cross-party
Cross-party activities involve two or more political parties. A cross-party group consists of members from two or more political parties.
cross press
a fall in wrestling using the weight of the body to pin an opponent's shoulders to the floor
cross rate
A cross rate is an exchange rate of two currencies expressed in a third different currency, such as the exchange rate between the euro and the yuan expressed in yen .
cross-refer
to refer from one part of something, esp a book , to another
Cross River
a state of SE Nigeria , on the Gulf of Guinea . Capital: Calabar . Pop: 2 888 966 (2006). Area: 20 156 sq km (7782 sq miles)
cross-slide
the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
cross swell
a movement of the sea at right angles to a major current
cross talk
interference in one channel from another or others
cross-town
going across or following a route across a town
cross vine
a woody bignoniaceous vine , Bignonia capreolata, of the southeastern US, having large trumpet-shaped reddish flowers
cross-vote
to vote against one's own party
cyclo-cross
a form of cycle race held over rough ground
fiery cross
a burning cross , used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan
Greek cross
a cross with each of the four arms of the same length
Holy Cross
Mount of the peak in WC Colo.: snow-filled crevices on it form a large cross: 13,996 ft (4,266 m)
Iron Cross
the highest decoration for bravery awarded to the German armed forces in wartime : instituted in 1813
Latin cross
a cross the lowest arm of which is longer than the other three
Navy Cross
a U.S. military decoration awarded to members of the Navy , Marine Corps , or Coast Guard for extraordinary heroism in action
papal cross
a cross with three crosspieces
True Cross
→ the True Cross
ansate cross
→ ankh
Calvary cross
a Latin cross with a representation of three steps beneath it
Celtic cross
a Latin cross with a broad ring surrounding the point of intersection
Charing Cross
a district of London, in the city of Westminster : the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen , Eleanor
cross bedding
layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
cross-benches
(in the UK parliament ) an area for members who are not allied to a particular party
cross-border
Cross-border trade occurs between companies in different countries.
Chinese translation of 'cross'
cross
(krɔs)
n(c)
(= x shape) 交叉符号(號) (jiāochā fúhào) (个(個), gè)
(showing disagreement) 叉号(號) (chāhào) (个(個), gè)
(= crucifix shape) 十字 (shízì) (个(個), gè)
(Rel) 十字架 (shízìjià) (个(個), gè)
(= mixture)
a cross between sth and sth某物和某物的混合物 (mǒuwù hé mǒuwù de hùnhéwù) (种(種), zhǒng)
(= crossbreed) 杂(雜)交品种(種) (zájiāo pǐnzhǒng)
(Football) 横(橫)传(傳) (héngchuán)
vt
[person][street, room]横(橫)穿 (héngchuān)
[road, railway, bridge][river, land etc]横(橫)跨 (héngkuà)
[arms, legs, fingers]交叉 (jiāochā)
[smile, expression][face]显(顯)露在 (xiǎnlù zài)
(Brit)[cheque]在支票上画两条平行线，只可转账无法兑现
(= crossbreed)
to cross sth with sth将(將)某物与(與)某物交配 (jiāng mǒuwù yǔ mǒuwù jiāopèi)
(Football)[ball]横(橫)传(傳) (héngchuán)
(= oppose)[person]阻挠(撓) (zǔnáo)
vi
[roads, lines]相交 (xiāngjiāo)
to cross from ... to ... (walking) 从(從) ... 走到 ... (cóng ... zǒudào ... ) (on ferry) 从(從) ... 横(橫)渡到 ... (cóng ... héngdùdào ... )
adj
(= angry) 生气(氣)的 (shēngqì de)
the thought never crossed my mind我从(從)来(來)都没(沒)这(這)么(麼)想过(過) (wǒ cónglái dōu méi zhème xiǎngguo)
to cross o.s. (Rel) 画十字祈求上帝保佑(祐) (huà shízì qíqiú Shàngdì bǎoyòu)
we have a crossed line (Brit, on telephone) 我们(們)的电(電)话(話)串线(線)了 (wǒmen de diànhuà chuànxiàn le)
they've got their lines or wires crossed (fig) 他们(們)相互误(誤)会(會)了 (tāmen xiānghù wùhuì le)
to be/get cross with sb生某人的气(氣) (shēng mǒurén de qì)
to be/get cross about sth因为(為)某事生气(氣) (yīnwèi mǒushì shēngqì)
it makes me very cross这(這)令我很生气(氣) (zhè lìng wǒ hěn shēngqì)