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Across vs. Cross: What's the Difference?

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"Across" is a preposition or adverb describing a movement or position from one side to another, while "cross" is primarily a verb indicating the act of moving or extending over or through.

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"Across" is commonly used as a preposition or adverb to indicate movement from one side of a boundary or surface to another. For example, one might say, "I walked across the street." It is also used to describe a specific location or placement, as in "The store is across the river."
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On the other hand, "cross" can function as a verb, noun, and even an adjective in various contexts. As a verb, "cross" represents the act of moving from one side to another. It implies an action, such as "I will cross the road." It can also signify intersection or traversing, as in railway crossing or crossroads.
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From a grammatical standpoint, "across" is not used as a verb. It serves as a preposition or an adverb in a sentence. "Cross," conversely, is more versatile and can function as a noun ("the cross"), a verb ("to cross"), or an adjective ("cross traffic").
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Idiomatically, both "across" and "cross" feature in various phrases. "Across" is often found in idioms like "come across," meaning to find or meet accidentally, while "cross" can appear in idioms like "cross your fingers," which is a gesture for good luck.
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Comparison Chart

Part of Speech

Preposition, Adverb
Verb, Noun, Adjective
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Movement

Indicates moving from one side to another
Represents the act of moving from one side to another
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Idiomatic Use

"Come across," "across the board"
"Cross your fingers," "cross my heart"
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Verb Form

No verb form
Used as a verb
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Specificity

More specific in direction
More general
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Across and Cross Definitions

Across

From one side to another
He walked across the bridge.
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Cross

Contradict
Don't cross me on this issue.
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Across

Spanning
A smile spread across her face.
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Cross

An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
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Across

On, at, or from the other side of
Across the street.
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Cross

Often Cross The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
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Across

So as to cross; through
Drew lines across the paper.
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Cross

A crucifix.
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Across

From one side of to the other
A bridge across a river.
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Cross

Any of various modifications of the cross design, such as a Latin cross or Maltese cross.
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Across

Into contact with
Came across my old roommate.
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Cross

A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross.
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Across

From one side to the other
The footbridge swayed when I ran across.
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Cross

Cross The Christian religion; Christianity.
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Across

On or to the opposite side
We came across by ferry.
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Cross

(Christianity) The sign of the cross.
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Across

Crosswise; crossed.
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Cross

A trial, affliction, or frustration.
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Across

In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful
Put our idea across.
Get a message across.
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Cross

A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines, especially such a mark (X) used as a signature.
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Across

Being in a crossed position
Seated with arms across.
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Cross

A movement from one place to another, as on a stage; a crossing.
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Across

To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
We rowed across the river.
Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
He came across the street to meet me.
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Cross

A pipe fitting with four branches in upright and transverse form, used as a junction for intersecting pipes.
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Across

On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.
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Cross

(Biology) A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid.
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Across

Across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
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Cross

One that combines the qualities of two other things
A novel that is a cross between romance and satire.
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Across

From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
The meteor streaked across the sky.
He walked across the room.
Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
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Cross

A hook thrown over an opponent's punch in boxing.
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Across

At or near the far end of (a space).
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Cross

A pass made into the center of the field to a player in position to score, especially in soccer.
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Across

Spanning.
This poetry speaks across the centuries.
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Cross

(Law) An act or instance of cross-examining; a cross-examination.
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Across

Throughout.
All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
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Cross

The Southern Cross.
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Across

So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet.
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Cross

(Slang) A contest whose outcome has been dishonestly prearranged.
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Across

In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
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Cross

To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other
Crossed the room to greet us.
A bridge that crosses the bay.
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Across

From one side to the other.
She helped the blind man across;
The river is half a mile across
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Cross

To carry or conduct across something
Crossed the horses at the ford.
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Across

On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
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Cross

To extend or pass through or over; intersect
Elm Street crosses Oak Street.
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Across

In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.
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Cross

(Sports) To propel (a ball or puck) as a cross, as in soccer.
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Across

(crosswords) Horizontally.
I got stuck on 4 across.
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Cross

To delete by drawing a line through
Crossed tasks off her list as she did them.
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Across

A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
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Cross

To eliminate or dismiss as unimportant or undesirable
“He thought about Mr. Fraser and crossed him off as an unknown quantity” (Scott O'Dell).
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Across

From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.
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Cross

To make or put a line across
Cross and divide a circle.
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Across

From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
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Cross

To place crosswise one over the other
Cross one's legs.
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Across

Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
The squint-eyed Pharisees look across at all the actions of Christ.
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Cross

To make the sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion or blessing.
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Across

Placed crosswise;
Spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers
Crossed forks
Seated with arms across
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Cross

To encounter in passing
His path crossed mine.
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Across

To the opposite side;
The football field was 300 feet across
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Cross

To combine the qualities of two things
A movie that crosses horror with humor.
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Across

In such a manner as to be understood and accepted;
She cannot get her ideas across
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Cross

To interfere with; thwart or obstruct
Don't cross me.
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Across

Transversely;
The marble slabs were cut across
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Cross

To betray or deceive; double-cross. Often used with up.
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Across

On the other side
The bank is across the river.
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Cross

(Biology) To crossbreed or cross-fertilize (plants or animals).
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Across

In every part
The news spread across town.
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Cross

(Law) To cross-examine.
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Across

At a right angle
Place the boards across the beams.
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Cross

To lie or pass across each other; intersect.
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Cross

To move or extend from one side to another
Crossed through Canada en route to Alaska.
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Cross

To make a crossing
Crossed into Germany from Switzerland.
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Cross

To meet in passing; come into conjunction
Their paths crossed at the health club.
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Cross

To move or be conveyed in opposite directions at the same time
Our letters must have crossed in the mail.
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Cross

(Biology) To crossbreed or cross-fertilize.
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Cross

Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting
A cross street.
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Cross

Contrary or counter; opposing.
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Cross

Showing ill humor; annoyed.
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Cross

Involving interchange; reciprocal.
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Cross

Crossbred; hybrid.
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Cross

Crosswise.
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Cross

Across.
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Cross

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
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Cross

(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
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Cross

A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
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Cross

(Christianity) Usually with the: the cross on which Christ was crucified.
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Cross

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
She made the cross after swearing.
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Cross

(Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
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Cross

(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
It's a cross I must bear.
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Cross

The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
A quick cross of the road.
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Cross

(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
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Cross

(by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
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Cross

(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
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Cross

(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
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Cross

A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
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Cross

A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
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Cross

(obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
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Cross

Church lands.
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Cross

A line drawn across or through another line.
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Cross

(surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
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Cross

A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
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Cross

(Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
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Cross

(cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
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Cross

(slang) crossfire.
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Cross

Transverse; lying across the main direction.
At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
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Cross

(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.
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Cross

Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
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Cross

Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
She was rather cross about missing her train on the first day of the job.
Please don't get cross at me. (or) Please don't get cross with me.
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Cross

Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Cross interrogatories
Cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other
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Cross

(nautical) Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
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Cross

(archaic) across
She walked cross the mountains.
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Cross

Cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.
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Cross

To make or form a cross.
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Cross

To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
She frowned and crossed her arms.
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Cross

To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
To cross the letter t
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Cross

To mark with an X.
Cross the box which applies to you.
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Cross

To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.W
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Cross

To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
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Cross

(transitive) To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
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Cross

To move relatively.
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Cross

(transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
You need to cross the street at the lights.
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Cross

(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
Ships crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
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Cross

(transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
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Cross

(sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.
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Cross

(social) To oppose.
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Cross

(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
"You'll rue the day you tried to cross me, Tom Hero!" bellowed the villain.
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Cross

To interfere and cut off ; to debar.
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Cross

(legal) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
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Cross

(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.
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Cross

(transitive) To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
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Cross

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.
Nailed to the crossBy his own nation.
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Cross

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.
The custom of making the sign of the cross with the hand or finger, as a means of conferring blessing or preserving from evil, is very old.
Before the cross has waned the crescent's ray.
Tis where the cross is preached.
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Cross

Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
Heaven prepares a good man with crosses.
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Cross

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.
I should bear no cross if I did bear you; for I think you have no money in your purse.
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Cross

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.
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Cross

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.
Dun-Edin's Cross, a pillared stone,Rose on a turret octagon.
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Cross

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

The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
Five Kentish abbesses . . . .subscribed their names and crosses.
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Cross

Church lands.
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Cross

A line drawn across or through another line.
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Cross

A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a cross between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler.
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Cross

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

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

Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.
The cross refraction of the second prism.
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Cross

Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
The cross and unlucky issue of my design.
The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind.
We are both love's captives, but with fates so cross,One must be happy by the other's loss.
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Cross

Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.
He had received a cross answer from his mistress.
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Cross

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.
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Cross

Athwart; across.
A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.
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Cross

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

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

To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.
A hunted hare . . . crosses and confounds her former track.
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Cross

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

To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
In each thing give him way; cross him in nothing.
An oyster may be crossed in love.
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Cross

To interfere and cut off; to debar.
To cross me from the golden time I look for.
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Cross

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

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.
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Cross

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

To lie or be athwart.
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Cross

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.
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Cross

To be inconsistent.
Men's actions do not always cross with reason.
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Cross

To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
If two individuals of distinct races cross, a third is invariably produced different from either.
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Cross

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

Marking consisting of crossing lines
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Cross

A cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
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Cross

Any affliction that causes great suffering;
That is his cross to bear
He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
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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
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Cross

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

Travel across or pass over;
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
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Cross

Meet at a point
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Cross

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Foil your opponent
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Cross

Fold so as to resemble a cross;
She crossed her legs
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Cross

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
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Cross

Meet and pass;
The trains crossed
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Cross

Trace a line through or across;
Cross your `t'
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Cross

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
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Cross

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
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Cross

Perversely irritable
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Cross

To move over
He crossed the street.
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Cross

Intersect
The two roads cross here.
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Cross

Extend over
The bridge crosses the river.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

Cross

To make a hybrid
They crossed two species of roses.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

FAQs

Is "cross" always a verb?

No, "cross" can also be a noun or an adjective.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

What does "across" usually indicate?

"Across" usually indicates movement from one side to another.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

Can "across" be a verb?

No, "across" is primarily a preposition or adverb.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

What's an idiom using "across"?

"Come across," meaning to find or meet by chance.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

What's an idiom using "cross"?

"Cross your fingers," a gesture for good luck.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

Can "across" indicate location?

Yes, like in "The store is across the street."
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

What does "cross" signify as a verb?

As a verb, "cross" signifies the act of moving from one side to another.
Janet White
Sep 23, 2023

Is "cross" more general?

Yes, it often just implies movement over or through.
Aimie Carlson
Sep 23, 2023

Can "cross" mean to mix?

Yes, like in "cross-breeding dogs."
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

Is "across" more specific in direction?

Generally, yes. It often specifies where something begins and ends.
Sara Rehman
Sep 23, 2023

Does "across" require a boundary?

Usually, it's used to describe movement across a boundary like a street or river.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

Can "across" indicate spanning?

Yes, like in "A bridge across the river."
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 23, 2023

Can "cross" imply contradiction?

Yes, like in "Don't cross me on this."
Janet White
Sep 23, 2023

Can "cross" be used metaphorically?

Yes, like in "crossing a line" morally or socially.
Harlon Moss
Sep 23, 2023

Can "across" be used in math?

Yes, like in "draw a line across the triangle."
Sara Rehman
Sep 23, 2023
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