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crosses definition
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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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