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cross (krôs, kr s)n.1. a. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times. b. often Cross The upright post with a transverse piece upon which Jesus was crucified. c. A crucifix. d. Any of various modifications of the cross design, such as a Latin cross or Maltese cross. e. A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross. 2. The Christian religion; Christianity. 3. In Christianity, a sign made by tracing the outline of a cross with the right hand upon the forehead and chest as a devotional act. 4. A trial, affliction, or frustration. See Synonyms at burden1. 5. A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines, especially such a mark (X) used as a signature. 6. A movement from one place to another, as on a stage; a crossing. 7. A pipe fitting with four branches in upright and transverse form, used as a junction for intersecting pipes. 8. Biology a. A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid. b. The process of crossbreeding; hybridization. 9. One that combines the qualities of two other things: a novel that is a cross between romance and satire. 10. Sports A hook thrown over an opponent's punch in boxing. 11. Law An act or instance of cross-examining; a cross-examination. 12. The Southern Cross. 13. Slang A contest whose outcome has been dishonestly prearranged. v. crossed, cross·ing, cross·es v.tr.1. To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other: crossed the room to greet us; a bridge that crosses the bay. 2. To carry or conduct across something: crossed the horses at the ford. 3. To extend or pass through or over; intersect: Elm Street crosses Oak Street. 4. a. To delete or eliminate by or as if by drawing a line through: crossed tasks off her list as she did them. b. To make or put a line across: Cross your t's. 5. To place crosswise one over the other: cross one's legs. 6. To make the sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion. 7. To encounter in passing: His path crossed mine. 8. To combine the qualities of two things: a movie that crosses horror with humor. 9. Informal To interfere with; thwart or obstruct: Don't cross me. 10. To betray or deceive; double-cross. Often used with up. 11. Biology To crossbreed or cross-fertilize (plants or animals). v.intr.1. To lie or pass across each other; intersect. 2. a. To move or extend from one side to another: crossed through Canada en route to Alaska. b. To make a crossing: crossed into Germany from Switzerland. 3. To meet in passing; come into conjunction: Their paths crossed at the health club. 4. To move or be conveyed in opposite directions at the same time: Our letters must have crossed in the mail. 5. Biology To crossbreed or cross-fertilize. adj.1. Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting: a cross street. 2. Contrary or counter; opposing. 3. Showing ill humor; annoyed. 4. Involving interchange; reciprocal. 5. Crossbred; hybrid. Phrasal Verbs: cross over1. To change from one condition or loyalty to another. 2. Genetics To exchange genetic material. Used of homologous chromosomes. cross up To ruin completely: Their lack of cooperation crossed up the whole project. Idioms: cross (one's) mind To come to know; realize: It crossed my mind that you might want to leave early. cross (someone's) palm To pay, tip, or bribe. cross swords To quarrel or fight.
[Middle English cros, from Old English, probably from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.]
cross er n. cross ly adv. cross ness n. | cross top: Maltese and St. Andrew's center: patriarchal, Greek, and tau bottom: Latin, Calvary, and Celtic |
cross Verb 1. to move or go across (something): she crossed the street to the gallery 2. to meet and pass: further south, the way is crossed by Brewer Street 3. Brit & NZ to draw two parallel lines across (a cheque) and so make it payable only into a bank account 4. to mark with a cross or crosses 5. to cancel or delete with a cross or with lines: she crossed out the first three words 6. to place across or crosswise: he sat down and crossed his legs 7. to make the sign of the cross upon as a blessing 8. to annoy or anger someone by challenging or opposing their wishes and plans 9. to interbreed or cross-fertilize 10. Football to pass (the ball) from a wing to the middle of the field 11. (of each of two letters in the post) to be sent before the other is received 12. (of telephone lines) to interfere with each other so that several callers are connected together at one time 13. cross one's fingers to fold one finger across another in the hope of bringing good luck 14. cross one's heart to promise by making the sign of a cross over one's heart 15. cross one's mind to occur to one briefly or suddenly Noun 1. a structure, symbol, or mark consisting of two intersecting lines 2. an upright post with a bar across it, used in ancient times as a means of execution 3. a representation of the Cross on which Jesus Christ was executed as an emblem of Christianity 4. a symbol (×) used as a signature or error mark 5. the sign of the cross a sign made with the hand by some Christians to represent the Cross 6. a medal or monument in the shape of a cross 7. the place in a town or village where a cross has been set up 8. Biol a. the process of crossing; hybridization b. a hybrid 9. a mixture of two things 10. a hindrance or misfortune: we've all got our own cross to bear 11. Football a pass of the ball from a wing to the middle of the field Adjective 1. angry 2. lying or placed across: a cross beam [Latin crux] crossly adv crossness n Cross Noun the Cross a. the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified b. Christianity
cross (krôs)Noun A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid. Verb To crossbreed or cross-fertilize plants or animals. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piecestructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | | 2. | cross - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | | 3. | Cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldryCeltic cross - a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. Greek cross - a cross with each of the four arms the same length Jerusalem cross - a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar Latin cross - a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others Maltese cross - a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center | | 4. | cross - any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"affliction - a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity | | 5. | cross - (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"organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each monohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) | | 6. | cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsmonohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) test-cross, testcross - a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring | | Verb | 1. | cross - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"tramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks" stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" ford - cross a river where it's shallow bridge - cross over on a bridge jaywalk - cross the road at a red light drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean" | | 2. | cross - meet at a pointcross - meet and pass; "the trains crossed" | | 3. | cross - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" | | 4. | cross - fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" uncross - change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs" | | 5. | cross - 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"cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" | | 6. | cross - meet and pass; "the trains crossed"decussate - cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate" | | 7. | cross - trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" | | 8. | cross - 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"breed - cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs" backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents | | Adj. | 1. | cross - 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"crosswise - lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension" | | 2. | cross - annoyed and irritableill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
cross verb 4. oppose, interfere with, hinder, obstruct, deny, block, resist, frustrate, foil, thwart, impede noun 7. trouble, worry, trial, load, burden, grief, misery, woe, misfortune, affliction, tribulation adjective 10. angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) ( informal) crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved ( informal) ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty Brit., N.Z. ( informal) tooshie Austral. ( slang) testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy ( informal) querulous, shirty ( slang), chiefly Brit. peevish, splenetic, crotchety ( informal) snappish, ill-humoured, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha N.Z. << OPPOSITE good-humoured
Translationscross [krɔs] n → cruz fvi the boat crosses from Santander to Plymouth → el barco hace la travesía de Santander a Plymouth adj → de mal humor, enojado; to be/get cross with sb (about sth) → estar enfadado/enfadarse con algn (por algo) cross [krɔs] n → croix f; we have a crossed line ( Brit) ( on telephone) → il y a des interférences; cross [krɔs] n → Kreuz nt; cross [krɔs] n → croce f; they've got their lines crossed ( fig) → si sono fraintesi; cross1adj cross [kros]angry I get very cross when I lose something. kwaad, boos غاضِب ядосан podrážděný, rozmrzelý sur; gnaven ärgerlich θυμωμένος enfadado, cabreado, enojado, malhumorado pahane خشمگین؛ عصبانی kiukkuinen fâché כּוֹעֵס गुस्सा ljut ingerült marah reiður adirato 不きげんな 화가 난 piktas dusmīgs; pikts angry boos tverr, sur, gretten zły zangado supărat сердитый mrzutý jezen ljut arg ฉุนเฉียว kızgın; dargın 發怒的 роздратований, сердитий ناراض، غصہ tức giận 发怒的 adv ˈcrossly kwaad, boos, kwaai, nors بِغَضَـب сърдито podrážděně, nazlobeně surt; gnavent ärgerlich θυμωμένα mal humor con, enojadamente pahaselt با دلخوری kiukkuisesti avec (mauvaise) humeur בְּכָּעַס गुस्से में ljuto rosszkedvűen dengan marah reiðilega malamente すねて 화나서 piktai dusmīgi dengan marah boos surt, grettent ze złością irritadamente supărat сердито mrzuto jezno ljutito argt อย่างฉุนเฉียว kızgın kızgın, dargın bir şekilde 易怒地 роздратовано, сердито ناراضگی سے một cách cáu kỉnh 易怒地
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