cross
adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; "cross
members should be all steel"; "from the transverse
hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal
vibrations" [syn: {cross(a)}, {crossing(a)}, {transverse},
{transversal}, {thwartwise}]
2: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {fussy}, {grouchy},
{grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
transverse piece
2: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {mark}]
3: a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used 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: {crown of thorns}]
5: the act of mixing different breeds of animals [syn: {hybridization},
{hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {interbreeding},
{hybridizing}]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {pass
over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
across}]
2: meet at a point [syn: {intersect}]
3: to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge." [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil},
{scotch}, {foil}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
{uncross}]
5: to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor",
"The parking lot spans 3 acres" [syn: {traverse}, {span},
{sweep}]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"