cross

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   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.

3. 3noun

   Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.

4. 4noun

   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.

5. 5noun

   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.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.

8. 8noun

   The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.

9. 9noun

   Church lands.

10. 10noun

    A line drawn across or through another line.

11. 11noun

    A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.

12. 12noun

    An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.

13. 13noun

    A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle.

14. 14adjective

    Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.

15. 15adjective

    Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.

16. 16adjective

    Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.

17. 17adjective

    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.

18. 18preposition

    Athwart; across.

19. 19transitive verb

    To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms.

20. 20transitive verb

    To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t.

21. 21transitive verb

    To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.

22. 22transitive verb

    To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.

23. 23transitive verb

    To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.

24. 24transitive verb

    To interfere and cut off; to debar.

25. 25transitive verb

    To make the sign of the cross upon; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself.

26. 26transitive verb

    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.

27. 27transitive verb

    To cause to interbreed; -- said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.

28. 28intransitive verb

    To lie or be athwart.

29. 29intransitive verb

    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.

30. 30intransitive verb

    To be inconsistent.

31. 31intransitive verb

    To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.

32. 32noun

    (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    Synonyms

    crossbreedingcrossinghybridizationhybridizinginterbreeding
33. 33noun

    (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

    "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"

    Synonyms

    crossbreedhybrid
34. 34noun

    a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

35. 35noun

    a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

36. 36noun

    a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

    Synonyms

    crisscrossmark
37. 37noun

    any affliction that causes great suffering

    "that is his cross to bear"

    "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

38. 38verb

    breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

    "cross a horse and a donkey"

    "Mendel tried crossbreeding"

    Synonyms

    crossbreedhybridisehybridizeinterbreed
39. 39verb

    trace a line through or across

    "cross your `t'"

40. 40verb

    travel across or pass over

    "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

    Synonyms

    covertracktraverse
41. 41verb

    meet and pass

    "the trains crossed"

42. 42verb

    fold so as to resemble a cross

    "she crossed her legs"

43. 43verb

    meet at a point

    Synonyms

    intersect
44. 44verb

    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"

    "foil your opponent"

    Synonyms

    bafflebilkfoilfrustratequeerscotchspoilthwart
45. 45verb

    to cover or extend over an area or time period, "The parking lot spans 3 acres"

    "Rivers traverse the valley floor"

    "The novel spans three centuries"

    Synonyms

    spansweeptraverse
46. 46adjective

    annoyed and irritable

    Synonyms

    crabbedcrabbyfussygrouchygrumpy
47. 47adjective

    extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

    "cross members should be all steel"

    "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"

    Synonyms

    thwartwisetransversaltransverse