cross-check
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～ check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
cross
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～ hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
cross
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～ fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
cross
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～ travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
cross
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～ trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
cross
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～ 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"
cross
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～ meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
cross
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～ 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"
crossbreed
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～ 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"
crosscut
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～ cut using a diagonal line
crosshatch
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～ shade with multiple crossing lines; "the draftsman crosshatched the area"
crossruff
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～ trump alternately in two hands
crouch
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～ bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
crouch
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～ sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
crow
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～ utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"
crow
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～ dwell on with satisfaction
crow
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～ express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
crowd
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～ fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"
crowd
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～ to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"