cross

cross
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noun
1 mark made by drawing one line across another
VERB + CROSS
draw, put

I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.

2 Christian symbol
ADJECTIVE
gold, silver, stone, wooden

She wore a gold cross on a chain around her neck.

The grave was marked with a stone cross.

market (esp. in the UK)
Celtic
VERB + CROSS
wear
PREPOSITION
on the cross

a painting of Christ on the cross

PHRASES
(make) the sign of the cross

The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the cross over her.

3 in football/soccer or hockey
ADJECTIVE
deep, low, perfect
PREPOSITION
cross by, cross from

a deep cross from Reed

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verb
ADVERB
quickly, slowly
safely, successfully

Children must be taught to cross the road safely.

back, over

Let's cross over now while the road is clear.

VERB + CROSS
try to

They were arrested trying to cross the border.

PREPOSITION
from, into

They crossed from the States into Canada.

over

We crossed over the river into Sweden.

Cross is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bridge, ↑expression, ↑ferry, ↑flicker, ↑footpath, ↑frown, ↑letter, ↑pipeline, ↑road, ↑route, ↑smile, ↑smirk, ↑trail, ↑troops
Cross is used with these nouns as the object: ↑airspace, ↑arm, ↑ball, ↑barrier, ↑border, ↑boundary, ↑bow, ↑bridge, ↑chasm, ↑continent, ↑creek, ↑desert, ↑desk, ↑distance, ↑divide, ↑equator, ↑face, ↑freeway, ↑frontier, ↑ground, ↑lake, ↑leg, ↑limit, ↑mind, ↑mountain, ↑ocean, ↑pass, ↑path, ↑plain, ↑prairie, ↑river, ↑road, ↑room, ↑sea, ↑stream, ↑street, ↑sword, ↑terrain, ↑threshold, ↑track, ↑yard
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adj. (esp. BrE)
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get

I'm going to get very cross before long.

make sb

It really makes me cross to see people dropping litter in the street.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
PREPOSITION
about

Are you still cross about me forgetting the flowers?

at

She was very cross at the way she'd been treated.

for
with

She was very cross with him for being late.

Cross is used with these nouns: ↑word

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  • Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… …   English World dictionary

  • Cross — (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise}, {Crux}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Cross — Cross, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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