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All cross synonyms

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verb cross

  • intersect β€” to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
  • betray β€” If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
  • cut across β€” If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups.
  • crisscross β€” to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
  • divide β€” to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • block β€” A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
  • span β€” the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
  • navigate β€” to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft: to navigate a river.
  • sail β€” an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
  • ply β€” British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
  • cruise β€” A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places.
  • pass over β€” to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • ford β€” Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918–2011, U.S. First Lady 1974–77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
  • crosscut β€” cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis
  • bisect β€” If something long and thin bisects an area or line, it divides the area or line in half.
  • intertwine β€” Twist or twine together.
  • decussate β€” to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect
  • lace β€” a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
  • mingle β€” to become mixed, blended, or united.
  • blend β€” If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance.
  • interbreed β€” to crossbreed (a plant or animal).
  • crossbreed β€” to breed (animals or plants) using parents of different races, varieties, breeds, etc
  • mongrelize β€” to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
  • cross-fertilize β€” to subject or be subjected to cross-fertilization
  • cross-pollinate β€” to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • obstruct β€” to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • buck β€” A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
  • deny β€” When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • sell β€” to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
  • thwart β€” to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
  • stymie β€” Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
  • flummox β€” to bewilder; confound; confuse.
  • cramp β€” Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
  • stonewall β€” to engage in stonewalling.
  • frustrate β€” to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • resist β€” to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • foil β€” to cover or back with foil.
  • impede β€” to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
  • oppose β€” to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • crab β€” A crab is a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs with large claws on the front pair. Crabs usually move sideways.
  • backtalk β€” an impudent response; impudence.
  • stump β€” the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
  • crimp β€” If you crimp something such as a piece of fabric or pastry, you make small folds in it.
  • interfere β€” to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
  • snafu β€” a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
  • bollix β€” to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
  • bridge β€” A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  • overpass β€” a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
  • voyage β€” a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
  • zigzag β€” a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
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