Noun
a necklace with a gold cross
The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
Those who could not write signed their names with a cross. Verb
We crossed the state border hours ago.
The dog crossed the street.
The highway crosses the entire state.
He was the first runner to cross the finish line.
The train crosses through France.
Put a nail where the boards cross.
One line crossed the other. Adjective
I didn't mean to make you cross.
I was cross with her for being so careless. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Prosecution resumes cross examination on financial crimes, drug addiction Waters questioned Murdaugh on Friday about his financial misconduct and opioid addiction.—N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023 Judge Clifton Newman said prosecutors generally get wide latitude in cross examination.—Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023 During cross examination by the defense Wednesday, Gibson said Alex and Paul Murdaugh had a great relationship, and spoke about Alex as an affectionate and loving father who was involved with his sons.—Randi Kaye, CNN, 1 Feb. 2023 In cross examination, the defense asked if anyone had coached her on what to say.—Anne-marie Green, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2023 On cross examination, Grindley was asked if Maya Millete had wanted to leave.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2023 During cross examination, McBride asked Allen what Barnett did to impede Craig in his line of duty, which resulted in a charge of civil disorder against Barnett.—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2023 During cross examination, Weinstein’s attorney, Alan Jackson, questioned why Jane Doe No. 1 continued to stay in the same hotel room after she was allegedly raped.—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 28 Nov. 2022 On cross examination, however, Priest conceded that more than one shooter could have been involved.—The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2022
Verb
According to the federal affidavit unsealed Thursday, Papantoniadis alluded to his time in jail as a kind of warning to one employee, a Brazilian national identified in court papers as Victim 6, to not cross him.—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 The chase comes to a head when the Mercedes becomes boxed in at a four-way stop sign with two other cars attempting to cross the intersection.—Rachel Seo, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023 Pedestrians engrossed with whatever’s playing through their earbuds cross a busy Ann Arbor, Mich. street through the University of Michigan campus without regard to traffic.—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023 Public sidewalks that cross through one block of a private Catholic school in downtown Orlando are the prize in a struggle over the soul of a historic residential neighborhood.—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023 Every year, more than 1 million Americans cross the border to save up to 70% on elective procedures.—Alexis Mcadams, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2023 Every game felt like a battle, trying to mend an old car together with zip ties and duct tape just long enough to cross the finish line.—The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023 Meta needed to close at or above $192.85 a share to cross the threshold.—Hannah Miao, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023 If those migrants were to present themselves at the port of entry a mere 10-minute drive east, they would not be permitted to cross the border.—Polo Sandoval, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb
Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc-, crux
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Old English cros, probably from an early Norse or an early Irish word derived from Latin crux "cross" — related to crucial, cruise, crusade, crux, excruciating
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