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- n a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- n a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- n a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
- n any affliction that causes great suffering
that is his cross to bear - n (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 - n (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- v travel across or pass over
- v meet at a point
- v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- v fold so as to resemble a cross
she crossed her legs - v to cover or extend over an area or time period
- v meet and pass
the trains crossed - v trace a line through or across
cross your `t' - v breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
cross a horse and a donkey
Mendel tried crossbreeding - s extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
cross members should be all steel - s annoyed and irritable
- Nike popularized cross-trainers in the late '80s and early '90s with its famous "Bo Knows" campaign, which depicted the multisport star Bo Jackson playing hoops, football and .
- The official word on cross-nursing is still nix.
- So is cross-nursing, in which mothers breast-feed one another's babies.