cross

/kɹɒs/

name 6noun 5adj 5verb 5prep 2

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound

become, get

My teacher became cross when she saw we hadn't finished our homework.

make sb

When my little brother breaks my toys, it makes me cross for hours.

ADV

extremely, really, very | a bit, quite, rather, slightly

PREP

about

My teacher was cross about the missing homework assignments from last week.

My father was cross at me for losing my house keys again.

for, with

My parents were cross with me for failing the test.

(noun.) mark made by drawing one line across another

VERB + CROSS

draw, put

She drew a cross next to the correct answer on her test paper.

(noun.) Christian symbol

ADJ

gold, silver, stone, wooden

The old church had a wooden cross on top of its roof.

market, village, wayside

PREP

on the ~

She wore a small silver cross on her necklace every single day.

PHRASES

(make) the sign of the cross

She closed her eyes and made the sign of the cross before entering the church.

(noun.) in football or hockey

ADJ

deep, low, perfect

PREP

~ by/from

The goalkeeper easily caught the dangerous cross from the left wing.

(noun.)

ADJ

broad, fair, good, large, representative, wide

VERB + CROSS SECTION

be drawn from

The survey participants were drawn from a cross section of the city's population.

represent

PREP

~ of

A cross of emotions swept through her when she heard the unexpected news.

(verb.)

ADV

quickly, slowly

safely, successfully

My grandmother successfully crossed the busy street with help from a kind stranger.

back, over

We had to cross back through the forest when we realized we were going the wrong way.

VERB + CROSS

try to

She tried to cross the busy street during rush hour.

PREP

from, into

The refugees walked across the border from Syria into the neighboring country.

over

The bridge allowed us to cross over safely into the neighboring town.

He crossed to the window to see what was happening outside.

Definitions

noun

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.

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

Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).

True Cross

From the dim landscape roll the clouds away— / The Christians have regained their heritage; / Before the Cross has waned the Crescent's ray, / And many a monastery decks the stage, / And lofty church, and low-brow'd hermitage.

A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.

She made the cross after swearing.

adj

Transverse; lying across the main direction.

At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.

the cross refraction of the second prism

Opposite, opposed to.

His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.

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

As a fat body is more subject to diseases, so are rich men to absurdities and fooleries, to many casualties and cross inconveniences.

a cross fortune

(of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.

They exchanged a few cross words.

She was rather cross about missing her train on the first day of the job.

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

prep

Across.

She walked cross the mountains.

A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.

The cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.

The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties

hybridization
hybridisation
crossbreeding
crossing
interbreeding
hybridizing

noun — (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically

noun — a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

verb — breed animals or plants using parents of different races and

verb — travel across or pass over

verb — meet at a point

intersect

verb — hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

verb — to cover or extend over an area or time period

adjective — annoyed and irritable

crabbed
crabby
fussy
grouchy
grumpy
bad-tempered
ill-tempered

Antonyms

uncross

Idioms & Phrases

cross the line

To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.

I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the equipment.

cross out

To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).

If you make a mistake, just cross it out.

cross off

To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.

cross that bridge when one comes to it

To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises.

It's possible we'll eventually have more books than available space for them, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

cross the Rubicon

To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.

He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon, but he could not live a lie anymore.

Example Bank

Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.

Wiktionary

Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.

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True Cross

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At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.

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the cross refraction of the second prism

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His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cross is marked as archaic, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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