ALL meanings of cross
cross
C c - verb cross If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place. 3
- verb cross A road, railway, or bridge that crosses an area of land or water passes over it. 3
- verb cross Lines or roads that cross meet and go across each other. 3
- verb cross If someone or something crosses a limit or boundary, for example the limit of acceptable behaviour, they go beyond it. 3
- verb cross If an expression crosses someone's face, it appears briefly on their face. 3
- countable noun cross A cross is a shape that consists of a vertical line or piece with a shorter horizontal line or piece across it. It is the most important Christian symbol. 3
- verb cross If Christians cross themselves, they make the sign of a cross by moving their hand across the top half of their body. 3
- countable noun cross 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. 3
- countable noun cross A cross is a written mark in the shape of an X. You can use it, for example, to indicate that 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. 3
- verb cross If a cheque is crossed, two parallel lines are drawn across it or printed on it to indicate that it must be paid into a bank account and cannot be cashed. 3
- verb cross If you cross your arms, legs, or fingers, you put one of them on top of the other. 3
- verb cross If you cross someone who is likely to get angry, you oppose them or refuse to do what they want. 3
- singular noun cross Something that is a cross between two things is neither one thing nor the other, but a mixture of both. 3
- countable noun cross 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. 3
- adjective cross A cross street is a road that crosses another more important road. 3
- adjective cross Someone who is cross is rather angry or irritated. 3
- noun cross a structure or symbol consisting essentially of two intersecting lines or pieces at right angles to one another 3
- noun cross 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
- noun cross a representation of the Cross used as an emblem of Christianity or as a reminder of Christ's death 3
- noun cross any mark or shape consisting of two intersecting lines, esp such a symbol (×) used as a signature, point of intersection, error mark, etc 3
- noun cross 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 3
- noun cross any conventional variation of the Christian symbol, used emblematically, decoratively, or heraldically, such as a Maltese, tau, or Greek cross 3
- noun cross any of several charges in which one line crosses or joins another at right angles 3
- noun cross a cruciform emblem awarded to indicate membership of an order or as a decoration for distinguished service 3
- noun cross Christianity or Christendom, esp as contrasted with non-Christian religions 3
- noun cross the place in a town or village where a cross has been set up 3
- noun cross a pipe fitting, in the form of a cross, for connecting four pipes 3
- noun cross the process of crossing; hybridization 3
- noun cross an individual produced as a result of this process 3
- noun cross a mixture of two qualities or types 3
- noun cross an opposition, hindrance, or misfortune; affliction (esp in the phrase bear one's cross) 3
- noun cross a match or game in which the outcome has been rigged 3
- noun cross a fraud or swindle 3
- noun cross a straight punch delivered from the side, esp with the right hand 3
- noun cross the act or an instance of kicking or passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field 3
- verb cross to move or go across (something); traverse or intersect 3
- verb cross to meet and pass 3
- verb cross (of each of two letters in the post) to be dispatched before receipt of the other 3
- verb cross to cancel with a cross or with lines; delete 3
- verb cross to place or put in a form resembling a cross 3
- verb cross to mark with a cross or crosses 3
- verb cross to draw two parallel lines across the face of (a cheque) and so make it payable only into a bank account 3
- verb cross to trace the form of the Cross, usually with the thumb or index finger upon (someone or something) in token of blessing 3
- verb cross to make the sign of the Cross upon (oneself) 3
- verb cross (of telephone lines) to interfere with each other so that three or perhaps four callers are connected together at one time 3
- verb cross to cause fertilization between (plants or animals of different breeds, races, varieties, etc) 3
- verb cross to oppose the wishes or plans of; thwart 3
- verb cross to kick or pass (the ball) from a wing to the middle of the field 3
- verb cross to set (the yard of a square sail) athwartships 3
- adjective cross angry; ill-humoured; vexed 3