Collins English-English Dictionary

cross [krɒs]

1. 1. n a structure or symbol consisting essentially of two intersecting lines or pieces at right angles to one another

2. 2. n a wooden structure used as a means of execution, consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece to which people were nailed or tied

3. 3. n a representation of the Cross used as an emblem of Christianity or as a reminder of Christ's death

4. 4. n any mark or shape consisting of two intersecting lines, esp such a symbol () used as a signature, point of intersection, error mark, etc

5. 5. n a sign representing the Cross made either by tracing a figure in the air or by touching the forehead, breast, and either shoulder in turn

6. 6. n any conventional variation of the Christian symbol, used emblematically, decoratively, or heraldically, such as a Maltese, tau, or Greek cross

7. 7. n [heraldry] any of several charges in which one line crosses or joins another at right angles

8. 8. n a cruciform emblem awarded to indicate membership of an order or as a decoration for distinguished service

9. 9. n [sometimes capital] Christianity or Christendom, esp as contrasted with non-Christian religions

   Cross and Crescent

10. 10. n the place in a town or village where a cross has been set up

11. 11. n a pipe fitting, in the form of a cross, for connecting four pipes

12. 12. n [Biology] the process of crossing; hybridization

13. 13. n an individual produced as a result of this process

14. 14. n a mixture of two qualities or types

    he's a cross between a dictator and a saint

15. 15. n an opposition, hindrance, or misfortune; affliction (esp in the phrase bear one's cross)

16. 16. n [Slang] a match or game in which the outcome has been rigged

17. 17. n [Slang] a fraud or swindle

18. 18. n [boxing] a straight punch delivered from the side, esp with the right hand

19. 19. n [football] the act or an instance of kicking or passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field

20. 20. vb [sometimes foll by over] to move or go across (something); traverse or intersect

    we crossed the road

21. 21. vb to meet and pass

    the two trains crossed

22. 22. vb (of each of two letters in the post) to be dispatched before receipt of the other

23. 23. vt. [tr; usually foll by out, off, or through] to cancel with a cross or with lines; delete

24. 24. vt. [tr] to place or put in a form resembling a cross

    to cross one's legs

25. 25. vt. [tr] to mark with a cross or crosses

26. 26. vt. [tr] [Brit] to draw two parallel lines across the face of (a cheque) and so make it payable only into a bank account

27. 27. vt. [tr] to trace the form of the Cross, usually with the thumb or index finger upon (someone or something) in token of blessing

28. 28. vt. to make the sign of the Cross upon (oneself)

29. 29. vi. [intr] (of telephone lines) to interfere with each other so that three or perhaps four callers are connected together at one time

30. 30. vi. to cause fertilization between (plants or animals of different breeds, races, varieties, etc)

31. 31. vt. [tr] to oppose the wishes or plans of; thwart

    his opponent crosses him at every turn

32. 32. vt. [football] to kick or pass (the ball) from a wing to the middle of the field

33. 33. vt. [tr] [nautical] to set (the yard of a square sail) athwartships

34. 34. adj angry; ill-humoured; vexed

35. 35. adj lying or placed across; transverse

    a cross timber

36. 36. adj involving interchange; reciprocal

37. 37. adj contrary or unfavourable

38. 38. adj another word for crossbred

39. 39. adj a Brit slang word for dishonest

40. 40. adj [Etymology] Old English cros, from Old Irish cross (unattested), from Latin crux; see crux