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crossover

noun cross·over \ ˈkrȯs-ˌō-vər \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Examples: crossover in a Sentence

Definition of crossover

1 : crossing 2a

2 : an instance or product of genetic crossing-over

3 : a voter registered as a member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party

4 : a broadening of the popular appeal of an artist (such as a musician) that is often the result of a change of the artist's medium or style; also : an artist or artistic work that has achieved a crossover

5 : an instance of breaking into another category

6 : a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other

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Examples of crossover in a Sentence

The actor made a smooth crossover to politics.
a rock musician's crossovers into jazz and soul music

Recent Examples of crossover from the Web

Teams could have crossovers or schedule opponents from outside their league to fill out their nine-game schedule.

— rick armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, "Armstrong: West Aurora and Yorkville appear to be good pairing for expanded Southwest Prairie," 11 June 2018
This crossover happens fairly frequently because the locks on human cells are similar to the locks on pig cells.

— National Geographic, "No, Killer Dog Flu Isn't the Next Human Pandemic," 8 June 2018
The Wellcome Collection is a museum that explores the crossover between medicine and the arts.

— roslyn sulcas, New York Times, "This Exhibition Has Real Bite," 7 June 2018
Some gamers have argued that there's little crossover between iOS games and Steam games, but that's actually not true.

— samuel axon, Ars Technica, "The end of OpenGL support, plus other updates Apple didn’t share at the keynote," 6 June 2018
Today, trucks, sport utilities and crossovers dominate the market.

— russ mitchell, latimes.com, "New wagons from Volvo and Jaguar offer agile alternatives to the lumbering SUV," 25 May 2018
Its exclusive features make the most of the Cherokee’s off-road abilities, and that’s the main reason to buy a Cherokee instead of another crossover.

— Washington Post, "Summer driving: Edmunds’ picks for Memorial Day car deals," 23 May 2018
The crossover would need to be extremely strategically written to work for me.

— peter rubin, WIRED, "We Need to Talk About That Deadpool 2 Credits Scene," 21 May 2018
This would have been sweet, sweet revenge for Chris Paul, who certainly hasn't forgotten about Stephen Curry's vicious crossover from three years ago. 2.

— aj neuharth-keusch, USA TODAY, "Warriors take down Rockets: Top moments from Golden State's Game 1 win," 14 May 2018

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First Known Use of crossover

1884

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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crossover

adjective

Definition of crossover

1 : having two pieces that cross especially one over the other

a crossover vest

2 : critical 2

the crossover point

Recent Examples of crossover from the Web

Suddenly directors like Gordon Parks and Melvin van Peebles had broken the color barrier, and Cicely Tyson and Diana Ross were crossover stars.

— olivia b. waxman, Time, "The 'Pressure to Make Good for Your Whole People' and the Story Behind SuperFly," 15 June 2018
This is a very exciting crossover episode of Recode Media.

— recode staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Vox Editor at Large Ezra Klein on Recode Media," 14 June 2018
Sometimes the greatest the way to say something is to say nothing at all, goes the refrain from the duet, written and recorded with crossover country star Chris Stapleton.

— drew lazor, Philly.com, "Justin Timberlake plays the hits (and 'The Fresh Prince' theme) at the Wells Fargo Center," 3 June 2018
His shoulder-length hair whipping with every crossover dribble, Ginobili scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter of the do-or-die final contest, willing the Spurs past the defending champion Pistons at the finish line.

— jeff mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Championship snapshots: The top 10 Finals moments in Spurs history," 2 June 2018
Campbell is honest enough to see that his country wish to find a crossover star like Perry Baker, who is currently leading try-scoring charts for the USA.

— alan dymock, CNN, "Tevaughn Campbell: Swapping sacks for sevens in the Canadian Football League's off-season," 30 May 2018
Additionally, white executives really didn’t want to be bothered except for those tasked with working the crossover stations.

— gail mitchell, Billboard, "Music Industry Veteran David Linton Talks Black Executive Inclusion: 'Let's Get It Right This Time'," 1 June 2018
Remember when Avengers: Infinity War kicked off the ambitious crossover meme?

— cortney roark, Teen Vogue, "Wreck-It Ralph 2 Features All the Disney Princesses In One Movie," 31 May 2018
The project will begin on the west end near Highway P. The installation of the cable guards is a statewide effort to address crossover crashes.

— evan frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Cable barriers will finally be coming to Highway 16 between Delafield and Oconomowoc," 25 May 2018

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First Known Use of crossover

1893

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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cross over

verb

Definition of cross over

intransitive verb

: to reach a broader audience by a change of medium or style

a country singer crossing over to the pop charts

First Known Use of cross over

1973

in the meaning defined above

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CROSSOVER Defined for English Language Learners

crossover

noun

Definition of crossover for English Language Learners

: a change from one style or type of activity to another

Medical Dictionary

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crossover

noun cross·over \ ˈkrȯ-ˌsō-vər \

medical Definition of crossover

1 : an instance or product of genetic crossing-over

2 : a crossover interchange in an experiment

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crossover

adjective

medical Definition of crossover

: involving or using interchange of the control group and the experimental group during the course of an experiment

a double-blind crossover study

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