cross

[[t]krɔs, krɒs[/t]]

n. v. crossed, cross•ing,

1) a figure or object consisting of two lines or pieces intersecting usu. at right angles

2) a wooden structure consisting of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death

3) a mark, usu. anX, used as a signature or to indicate location, an error, etc

4) rel the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died

5) rel a figure of the Cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc

6) rel

crucifix 1)

7) rel a sign made with the hand outlining the figure of a cross as an act of devotion

8) rel a structure or monument in the form of a cross, set up for prayer, as a memorial, etc

9) rel a conventional representation or modification of the Christian emblem used as a symbol or ornament:

Maltese cross[/ex]

10) rel Christianity or Christendom

11) an opposition; thwarting

12) an affliction; misfortune; trouble

13) gen a crossing of animals or plants; a mixing of breeds

14) gen an animal, plant, breed, etc., produced by crossing; crossbreed

15) a person or thing that is intermediate in character between two others

16) spo a boxing punch thrown across and over the lead of an opponent

17) law a cross-examination

18) a movement from one place or side to another; a crossing, as by an actor on stage

19) a place of crossing

20) bui a four-way plumbing joint or connection

21) astron. (cap.)

Southern Cross

22) to move or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.)

23) to put or draw a line across

24) to cancel by marking with a cross or drawing a line through (often fol. by off or out)

25) to lie or pass across; intersect

26) to place across each other or crosswise:

to cross one's legs[/ex]

27) to meet and pass

28) cvb to assist (a person) across a street or intersection

29) gen to cause (members of different genera, species, breeds, varieties, or the like) to interbreed

30) to oppose openly; thwart

31) sts Slang. to betray; double-cross

32) rel to make the sign of the cross upon or over:

to cross oneself[/ex]

33) to lie or be athwart; intersect

34) to move, pass, or extend from one side or place to another

35) to meet and pass

36) to interbreed

37) phv cross over

a) gen (of a chromosome segment) to undergo crossing over

b) to switch allegiance, as from one political party to another

c) to change successfully from one field of endeavor, genre, etc., to another

38) phv cross up

a) to deceive; double-cross

b) to confuse

39) angry and annoyed; ill-humored

40) lying crosswise; transverse

41) involving a reciprocal action or interchange (often used in combination):

cross-marketing of related services[/ex]

42) contrary; opposite

43) crossbred; hybrid

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- bear one's cross cross swords

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, late OE cros < ON kross < OIr cros (< British Celtic) < L crux; see crux cross′ly, adv. cross′ness, n.