adj Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
adj (nautical) Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
v To make or form a cross.
v To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
v To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
v To mark with an X.
v To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
v (reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
v (transitive) To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
v To move relatively.
v (transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
v (intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
v (transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
v (sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.
v (cricket, reciprocally) Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
v (soccer) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
v (rugby) To score a try.
v (social) To oppose.
v (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
v (law) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
v (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
v (transitive) To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
n (obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
n (obsolete, Ireland) Church lands.
n (archaic) A betrayal; dishonest practices, especially deliberately losing a sporting contest.
adj (archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
adj (now rare) Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
adj (archaic) Dishonest.
v (UK, Oxford University, slang, obsolete, transitive) To mark a cross against the name of (a student) in the buttery or kitchen, so that they cannot get food there.
v (transitive, obsolete) To interfere and cut off ; to debar.
n (Christianity) The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.
n A number of places with the name "Cross":
n A place in the United Kingdom:
n A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062).
n A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067)
n A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539).
n A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034).
n A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish and Ellesmere Urban parish, north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936).
n A village in Compton Bishop parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4154).
n A place in Ireland:
n A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
n A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
n A place in the United States:
n An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
n An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
n A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
n A barangay of Glan, Sarangani, Philippines.
n A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.
n (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”). [(Christianity) The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.]