Meaning & Definition of Cross in English

1. A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

2. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other

3. A representation of the structure on which jesus was crucified

• Used as an emblem of christianity or in heraldry

4. Any affliction that causes great suffering

• "That is his cross to bear"

• "He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

5. (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"

6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

1. Travel across or pass over

• "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

2. Meet at a point

3. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing september surge"

• "Foil your opponent"

4. Fold so as to resemble a cross

• "She crossed her legs"

5. 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"

6. Meet and pass

• "The trains crossed"

7. Trace a line through or across

• "Cross your `t'"

8. 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"

1. 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"

2. Annoyed and irritable