Definition of 'cross'

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Noun

1. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
2. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
      Synonyms: crisscross mark
3. a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4. any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
      Synonyms: crown of thorns
5. 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: hybrid crossbreed
6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
      Synonyms: hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding crossing interbreeding hybridizing

Verb

1. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
      Synonyms: traverse track cover pass over get over get across cut through cut across
2. meet at a point
      Synonyms: intersect
3. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
      Synonyms: thwart queer spoil scotch foil frustrate baffle bilk
4. fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
      Antonyms: uncross
5. to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
      Synonyms: traverse span sweep
6. meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7. trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
      Synonyms: crossbreed hybridize hybridise interbreed

Adjective

1. 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"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
      Synonyms: transverse transversal thwartwise
2. perversely irritable
      Synonyms: crabbed crabby fussy grouchy grumpy bad-tempered ill-tempered

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