cross (
http://definr.com/cross)
adj 1: 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" [syn:
cross(a),
crossing(a),
transverse,
transversal,
thwartwise]
2: perversely irritable [syn:
crabbed,
crabby,
fussy,
grouchy,
grumpy,
bad-tempered,
ill-tempered]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
transverse piece
2: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn:
crisscross,
mark]
3: a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his
cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of
thorns" [syn:
crown of thorns]
5: the act of mixing different breeds of animals [syn:
hybridization,
hybridisation,
crossbreeding,
crossing,
interbreeding,
hybridizing]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn:
traverse,
track,
cover, {pass
over},
get over,
get across,
cut through, {cut
across}]
2: meet at a point [syn:
intersect]
3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart,
queer,
spoil,
scotch,
foil,
frustrate,
baffle,
bilk]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
uncross]
5: to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor",
"The parking lot spans 3 acres" [syn:
traverse,
span,
sweep]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7: 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" [syn:
crossbreed,
hybridize,
interbreed]