Cross - Definition

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), transverse,
transversal, thwartwise]
2: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross,
fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
transverse piece
2: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn:
crisscross, cross, mark]
3: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was
crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or 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: cross, crown of thorns]
5: (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"
[syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn:
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding,
crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover,
cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut
through, cut across]
2: meet at a point [syn: intersect, cross]
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, cross, frustrate,
baffle, bilk]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
uncross]
5: 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" [syn: cross, traverse,
span, sweep]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7: trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8: 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, cross, hybridize, hybridise,
interbreed]