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  • Definition
    • cross :travel across or pass over
      • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day

    • cross :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

    • cross :hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge|foil your opponent

    • cross :any affliction that causes great suffering
      • that is his cross to bear|he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns

    • cross :fold so as to resemble a cross
      • she crossed her legs

    • cross :(genetics) 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 donkey

    • cross :to cover or extend over an area or time period
      • Rivers traverse the valley floor|The parking lot spans 3 acres|The novel spans three centuries

    • cross :meet and pass
      • the trains crossed

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