All cross synonyms
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- 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") 1918β2011, U.S. First Lady 1974β77 (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.