cross

• n.
  • a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
  • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

    同义词： crisscross mark

  • a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
  • any affliction that causes great suffering

    "that is his cross to bear"

    同义词： crown of thorns

  • 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"

    同义词： hybrid crossbreed

  • (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    同义词： hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding crossing interbreeding hybridizing

• v.
  • travel across or pass over

    同义词： traverse track cover pass over get over get across cut through cut across

  • meet at a point

    同义词： intersect

  • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    同义词： thwart queer spoil scotch foil frustrate baffle bilk

  • fold so as to resemble a cross

    "she crossed her legs"

  • to cover or extend over an area or time period

    同义词： traverse span sweep

  • meet and pass

    "the trains crossed"

  • trace a line through or across

    "cross your `t'"

  • breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

    "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"

    同义词： crossbreed hybridize hybridise interbreed

• adj.
  • extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

    "cross members should be all steel"

    同义词： transverse transversal thwartwise

  • perversely irritable

    同义词： crabbed crabby fussy grouchy grumpy bad-tempered ill-tempered

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