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Adjective cross has 2 senses

cross, transverse, transversal, thwartwise - 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"
Antonyms: lengthwise, lengthways (indirect, via crosswise)
crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered - perversely irritable
Antonym: good-natured (indirect, via ill-natured)

Noun cross has 6 senses

cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
--₁ is a kind of structure, construction
crisscross, cross, mark - marking consisting of crossing lines
--₂ is a kind of marking

Derived form: verb cross₇

cross - a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
--₃ is a kind of emblem
--₃ has particulars:

Calvary cross, cross of Calvary; Celtic cross; crucifix, rood, rood-tree; Greek cross; Jerusalem cross; Latin cross; Lorraine cross, cross of Lorraine; Maltese cross; papal cross; patriarchal cross; St. Andrew's cross, saltire; tau cross, St. Anthony's cross

cross, crown of thorns - any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
--₄ is a kind of affliction

Derived form: verb cross₃
hybrid, crossbreed, cross - 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"
--₅ is a kind of organism, being
--₅ has particulars: crossbred; dihybrid; monohybrid
Derived form: verb cross₈
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
--₆ is a kind of coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
--₆ has particulars:
dihybrid cross; monohybrid cross; reciprocal cross, reciprocal; testcross, test-cross

Derived form: verb cross₈

Verb cross has 8 senses

traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
--₁ is one way to pass, go through, go across

Derived forms: noun crossing₅, noun crossing₁, noun crossing₇
Sample sentence:
These men cross the river
intersect, cross - meet at a point
--₂ is one way to meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see

Derived forms: noun crossing₃, noun crossing₄
Sample sentences:
Our properties cross at this point
His fields cross mine at this point
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
--₃ is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Derived form: noun cross₄
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot cross Sue
cross - fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
--₄ is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
Antonyms: uncross
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
cross, traverse, span, sweep - 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"
--₅ is one way to cover, extend
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
cross - meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
--₆ is one way to intersect, cross
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
cross - trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
--₇ is one way to write

Derived form: noun cross₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed - 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"
--₈ is one way to breed

Derived forms: noun cross₅, noun crossing₆, noun cross₆
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something