cross

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /krɒs/, SAMPA: /krQs/ (also, especially formerly IPA ^(key): /krɔːs/, SAMPA: /krO:s/)
• (US) enPR: kräs, IPA ^(key): /krɑs/, SAMPA: /krAs/

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Verb

Plain form cross

Third-person singular crosses

Past tense crossed

Past participle crossed

Present participle crossing

1. (transitive) If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.

   Don't cross the street until the light turns green.

   We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.

2. (transitive) If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.

   She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.

3. (transitive) If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.

   Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.

4. (intransitive) If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.

   Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.

Related words

• crisscross
• crosser
• crossing
• cross out
• cross over
• crossword
• double-cross
• recross
• uncross
• lacrosse

Noun

Singular cross

Plural crosses

a Latin cross

1. (countable) A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.

   In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.

Related words and phrases

• Calvary
• crucifix

Adjective

Positive cross

Comparative crosser

Superlative crossest

1. Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.

   Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.

Synonyms

• angry
• annoyed
• irritated
• upset

Antonyms

• calm

Related words

• crossly