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cross1/kros/ nouna figure formed by two intersecting lines (+ or ×) the figure (×) used to mark something incorrect in a school exercise, etc (compare tick1), or to represent a kiss in a letter, etc an upright stake with a transverse beam used, esp by the ancient Romans, for execution (the Cross) in Christianity, the cross on which Christ was crucified, or the Crucifixion itself the Cross as a symbol of Christianity, or any representation of it a monument in the form of a cross a badge or decoration shaped like a cross the crossing of dissimilar individuals, or the resulting hybrid (+ between) somebody or something that combines characteristics of two different types or individuals a hook delivered over the opponent's lead in boxing the act of crossing the ball in football at cross purposes misunderstanding each other or having different objectives have one's cross to bear to have personal troubles to bear like everybody else [from the practice of making someone condemned to crucifixion carry his cross to the place of execution] make the sign of the cross said esp of a Roman Catholic: as an act of reverence, to indicate the shape of the Cross, gesturing towards one's forehead, centre body, and each shoulder in turn said of a priest, etc: to indicate the shape of the Cross with one's hand in blessing a congregation, etc on the cross on the bias; diagonally [Old English via Old Norse or Old Irish from Latin cruc-, crux]
cross2verb transto lie or be situated across each other or across (something) The path crosses two fields said of one line, road, etc: to intersect (another) to pass simultaneously in opposite directions to go across (e.g. a road, river, or room, boundary) Only two crossed the finishing line (+ off/out/through) to cancel (an item) by drawing a line across it to draw two parallel lines across (a cheque) so as to allow only direct payment into a bank account, not encashment to finish off (a letter t or f) with the horizontal bar in sitting, to position (one's legs) so that one thigh is resting on the other to fold (one's arms) or place them crosswise to make the sign of the cross in front of (oneself) to oppose or frustrate (somebody) to hybridize (an animal or plant) by causing it to interbreed with one of a different kind to kick or pass (the ball) across the field in football said of two lines, etc: to lie or be across each other said of letters, messages, etc: to pass simultaneously in opposite directions before the sender of each has received the other said of plant or animal species: to interbreed or hybridize in football, to cross the ball cross my heart used to guarantee the truth of what one is saying cross somebody's palm with silver often humorous to pay somebody to tell one's fortune or perform some other service cross swords (often + with) to come into conflict cross the floor Brit to join the opposing party, or change parties, in Parliament get one's lines or wires crossed informal to misunderstand something crosser noun
cross3adj(often + with) angry; annoyed crossly adv crossness noun |