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crosses


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cross 
 
  3  of  7  senses  of  cross 
 
  Sense  1 
  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  tramp 
  =>  stride 
  =>  walk 
  =>  crisscross 
  =>  ford 
  =>  bridge 
  =>  jaywalk 
  =>  drive,  take 
  =>  hop 
 
  Sense  2 
  intersect,  cross 
  =>  cross 
 
  Sense  3 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  cross 
 
  3  of  7  senses  of  cross 
 
  Sense  1 
  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  tramp 
  =>  stride 
  =>  walk 
  =>  crisscross 
  =>  ford 
  =>  bridge 
  =>  jaywalk 
  =>  drive,  take 
  =>  hop 
 
  Sense  2 
  intersect,  cross 
  =>  cross 
 
  Sense  3 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
  =>  undo 
  =>  break 
  =>  shipwreck 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  cross 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  cross 
 
  7  senses  of  cross 
 
  Sense  1 
  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  pass,  go  through  go  across 
 
  Sense  2 
  intersect,  cross 
  =>  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  Also  See->  double  cross#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  cross 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  cross,  traverse,  span,  sweep 
  =>  cover,  extend 
 
  Sense  6 
  cross 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
 
  Sense  7 
  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed 
  =>  breed 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  cross 
 
  cross  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  cross 
 
  Sense  1 
  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  intersect,  cross 
  =>  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  cross 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  cross,  traverse,  span,  sweep 
  =>  cover,  extend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  cross 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed 
  =>  breed 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  crosses 
  noughts  and  crosses 
 
  Grep  of  noun  crosse 
  crosse 
  crossed  eye 
  la  crosse 
  lacrosse 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crosse 
 
  The  noun  crosse  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crosse  --  (a  long  racket  with  a  triangular  frame;  used  in  playing  lacrosse) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cross 
 
  The  verb  cross  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (48)  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across  --  (travel  across  or  pass  over  "The  caravan  covered  almost  100  miles  each  day") 
  2.  (7)  intersect,  cross  --  (meet  at  a  point) 
  3.  (1)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  4.  (1)  cross  --  (fold  so  as  to  resemble  a  cross;  "she  crossed  her  legs") 
  5.  cross,  traverse,  span,  sweep  --  (to  cover  a  wide  area;  "Rivers  traverse  the  valley  floor",  "The  parking  lot  spans  3  acres") 
  6.  cross  --  (meet  and  pass;  "the  trains  crossed") 
  7.  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crosse 
 
  The  noun  crosse  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  crosse  --  (a  long  racket  with  a  triangular  frame;  used  in  playing  lacrosse) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  cross 
 
  The  verb  cross  has  7  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (48)  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across  --  (travel  across  or  pass  over  "The  caravan  covered  almost  100  miles  each  day") 
  2.  (7)  intersect,  cross  --  (meet  at  a  point) 
  3.  (1)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  4.  (1)  cross  --  (fold  so  as  to  resemble  a  cross;  "she  crossed  her  legs") 
  5.  cross,  traverse,  span,  sweep  --  (to  cover  a  wide  area;  "Rivers  traverse  the  valley  floor",  "The  parking  lot  spans  3  acres") 
  6.  cross  --  (meet  and  pass;  "the  trains  crossed") 
  7.  crossbreed,  cross,  hybridize,  interbreed  --  (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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