noun a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.
noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
— synonyms: crisscross, mark
noun a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified.
noun any affliction that causes great suffering.
— synonyms: crown_of_thorns
noun (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock.
— synonyms: hybrid, crossbreed
noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
— synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, interbreeding, hybridizing
verb travel across or pass over.
— synonyms: traverse, track, cover, pass_over, get_over, get_across, cut_through, cut_across
verb meet at a point.
— synonyms: intersect
verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
— synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk
verb fold so as to resemble a cross.
verb to cover or extend over an area or time period.
— synonyms: traverse, span, sweep
verb meet and pass.
verb trace a line through or across.
verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
— synonyms: crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Examples
“Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.”
“Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.”