eng: cross - UWN/MENTA

eng: cross

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Meaning
means	(noun) a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece cross
means	(noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other cross, crisscross, mark
means	(noun) any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" crown of thorns, cross
means	(noun) (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" hybrid, cross, crossbreed
means	(noun) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids hybridisation, hybridizing, interbreeding, cross, hybridization, crossing, crossbreeding
means	(verb) travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" pass over, track, get across, cut across, cross, traverse, cut through, get over, cover
means	(verb) meet at a point intersect, cross
means	(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" scotch, baffle, foil, cross, spoil, queer, bilk, thwart, frustrate
means	(verb) fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" cross
means	(verb) 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" span, cross, sweep, traverse
means	(verb) meet and pass; "the trains crossed" cross
means	(verb) trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'" cross
means	(verb) 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" hybridise, hybridize, cross, crossbreed, interbreed
means	(adjective) 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" transverse, cross, thwartwise, transversal
means	(adjective) annoyed and irritable grumpy, grouchy, fussy, crabbed, crabby, ill-tempered, cross, bad-tempered
means	e/Cross (boxing)
means	e/Cross (crown)
means	e/Cross (soccer)
means	e/Cross (studio)

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