Across vs. Cross
Difference Between Across and Cross
Acrosspreposition
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.Crossnoun
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.Acrosspreposition
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
That store is across the street.Crossnoun
(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
Acrosspreposition
across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
Crossnoun
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.Acrosspreposition
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?Crossnoun
(usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
Acrosspreposition
At or near the far end of (a space).
Crossnoun
(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
She made the cross after swearing.Acrosspreposition
Spanning.
This poetry speaks across the centuries.Crossnoun
(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.Acrosspreposition
Throughout.
All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.Crossnoun
(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
It's a cross I must bear.Acrosspreposition
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.Crossnoun
The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
A quick cross of the road.Acrosspreposition
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
As a newspaper reporter, you should be across all these issues.Crossnoun
(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Acrossadverb
From one side to the other.
she helped the blind man across;the river is half a mile acrossCrossnoun
(by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
Acrossadverb
On the other side.
If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?Crossnoun
(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
Acrossadverb
In a particular direction.
He leaned across for a book.Crossnoun
(football) A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
Acrossadverb
(crosswords) Horizontally.
I got stuck on 4 across.Crossnoun
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
Acrossnoun
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.1 Bygone hangout for 64-AcrossesCrossnoun
A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
Acrossadjective
placed crosswise;
spoken with a straight face but crossed fingerscrossed forksseated with arms acrossCrossnoun
(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.
Acrossadverb
to the opposite side;
the football field was 300 feet acrossCrossnoun
Church lands.
Acrossadverb
in such a manner as to be understood and accepted;
she cannot get her ideas acrossCrossnoun
A line drawn across or through another line.
Acrossadverb
transversely;
the marble slabs were cut acrossCrossnoun
(surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Crossnoun
A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
Crossnoun
(Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
Crossnoun
(cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
Crossadjective
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.Crossadjective
(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.Crossadjective
Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
Crossadjective
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.Crossadjective
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
cross interrogatoriescross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each otherCrosspreposition
(archaic) across
She walked cross the mountains.Crosspreposition
cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.Crossverb
To make or form a cross.
Crossverb
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
She frowned and crossed her arms.Crossverb
To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
to cross the letter tCrossverb
To mark with an X.
Cross the box which applies to you.Crossverb
To write lines at right angles.W
Crossverb
To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
Crossverb
To move relatively.
Crossverb
(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.Crossverb
(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
Ships crossing from starboard have right-of-way.Crossverb
(transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
Crossverb
(sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.
Crossverb
(social) To oppose.
Crossverb
(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
"You'll rue the day you tried to cross me, Tom Hero!" bellowed the villain.Crossverb
To interfere and cut off; to debar.
Crossverb
(legal) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
Crossverb
(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.Crossverb
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.
Crossnoun
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Crossnoun
marking consisting of crossing lines
Crossnoun
a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Crossnoun
any affliction that causes great suffering;
that is his cross to bearhe bears his afflictions like a crown of thornsCrossnoun
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 donkeyCrossnoun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Crossverb
travel across or pass over;
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each dayCrossverb
meet at a point
Crossverb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surgefoil your opponentCrossverb
fold so as to resemble a cross;
she crossed her legsCrossverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period;
Rivers traverse the valley floorThe parking lot spans 3 acresThe novel spans three centuriesCrossverb
meet and pass;
the trains crossedCrossverb
trace a line through or across;
cross your `t'Crossverb
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties;
cross a horse and a donkeyMendel tried crossbreedingthese species do not interbreedCrossadjective
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis;
cross members should be all steelfrom the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefullytransversal vibrationstransverse colonCrossadjective
perversely irritable
