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"
cross-country
— Adverb
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~ not following tracks or roads; "they liked to race cross-country"
cross-country
— Adverb
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~ across the countryside; "the river runs cross-country"; "the road runs cross-country"
cross
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~ extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
cross-banded
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~ (of snakes) having crossing bands on the back
cross
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~ annoyed and irritable
Celtic cross
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~ a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection
Calvary cross
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~ a Latin cross set on three steps
Cross
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~ a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
cross bit
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~ a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining
cross
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~ (genetics) 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"
cross
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~ a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross bun
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~ moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze