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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cross

1
 nvadj
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
travel across or pass over
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
2
 n
any affliction that causes great suffering
3
 vn
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
4
 v
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
5
 adj
annoyed and irritable
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cross
1

n a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

Synonyms:
crisscross, mark
Type of:
marking
a pattern of marks

n a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

v travel across or pass over

Synonyms:
cover, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
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tramp
cross on foot
stride
cover or traverse by taking long steps
walk
traverse or cover by walking
crisscross
cross in a pattern, often random
ford
cross a river where it's shallow
bridge
cross over on a bridge
jaywalk
cross the road at a red light
drive, take
proceed along in a vehicle
course
move swiftly through or over
hop
traverse as if by a short airplane trip
Type of:
go across, go through, pass
go across or through

v trace a line through or across

“cross your `t'”
Type of:
write
mark or trace on a surface

v meet at a point

Synonyms:
intersect
Types:
decussate
cross or intersect so as to form a cross
Type of:
come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see
come together

v meet and pass

“the trains crossed”
Types:
decussate
cross or intersect so as to form a cross
Type of:
intersect
meet at a point

v fold so as to resemble a cross

“she crossed her legs”
Antonyms:
uncross
change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
Type of:
fold, fold up, turn up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other

v to cover or extend over an area or time period

Synonyms:
span, sweep, traverse
Type of:
continue, cover, extend
span an interval of distance, space or time

adj extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

“cross members should be all steel”
Synonyms:
thwartwise, transversal, transverse
crosswise
lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
2

n any affliction that causes great suffering

“that is his cross to bear”
Synonyms:
crown of thorns
Type of:
affliction
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
3

v breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

“cross a horse and a donkey”
Synonyms:
crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed
Types:
backcross
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
Type of:
breed
cause to procreate (animals)

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

Synonyms:
crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
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dihybrid cross
hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
monohybrid cross
hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
reciprocal, reciprocal cross
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
test-cross, testcross
a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
Type of:
conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

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”
Synonyms:
crossbreed, hybrid
Types:
dihybrid
a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
monohybrid
a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
Type of:
being, organism
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
4

v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Synonyms:
baffle, bilk, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
Types:
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disappoint, let down
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
dash
destroy or break
short-circuit
hamper the progress of; impede
ruin
destroy or cause to fail
betray, fail
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
come short, fall short
fail to meet (expectations or standards)
disenchant, disillusion
free from enchantment
undo
cause the ruin or downfall of
break
cause the failure or ruin of
shipwreck
ruin utterly
Type of:
forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
5

adj annoyed and irritable

Synonyms:
bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered
ill-natured
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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