Definition
Meaning of 'cross'
Meaning of 'cross' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Cross 
[ a.]
- Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique;
intersecting. [ a.]- Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
- Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other.
2. Cross [ n.]
- A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed
transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the
horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was
anciently used in the execution of criminals. [ n.]- The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.
- Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
- A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
- An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it.
- A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London.
- A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.
- The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
- Church lands.
- A line drawn across or through another line.
- A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
- An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle.
3. Cross [ prep.]
- Athwart; across. [ prep.]4. Cross [ v. i.]
- To lie or be athwart. [ v. i.]- To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool.
- To be inconsistent.
- To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
5. Cross [ v. t.]
- To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to
cross the arms. [ v. t.]- To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t.
- To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.
- To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
- To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
- To interfere and cut off; to debar.
- To make the sign of the cross upon; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself.
- To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; -- usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name.
- To cause to interbreed; -- said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.
Meaning of 'cross' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. cross [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- (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
- (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
Example in sentence:
- a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Meaning (2):
- any affliction that causes great suffering
- any affliction that causes great suffering
Example in sentence:
- he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns;
- that is his cross to bear
2. cross [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Example in sentence:
- cross a horse and a donkey;
- Mendel tried crossbreeding;
- these species do not interbreed
Meaning (4):
- trace a line through or across
- trace a line through or across
Example in sentence:
- cross your `t'
Meaning (5):
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
Example in sentence:
- Rivers traverse the valley floor;
- The novel spans three centuries;
- The parking lot spans 3 acres
Meaning (6):
- fold so as to resemble a cross
- fold so as to resemble a cross
Example in sentence:
- she crossed her legs
Meaning (7):
- travel across or pass over
- travel across or pass over
Example in sentence:
- The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Meaning (8):
- meet and pass
- meet and pass
Example in sentence:
- the trains crossed
Meaning (9):
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example in sentence:
- foil your opponent;
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
3. cross [ s]
[ s]Meaning (10):
- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Example in sentence:
- cross members should be all steel;
- from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully;
- transversal vibrations;
- transverse colon
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