Cross :: Cross (a.) Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other..

Cross :: Cross (prep.) Athwart; across.

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To interfere and cut off; to debar.

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To make the sign of the cross upon; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; -- usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name..

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To cause to interbreed; -- said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.

Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To lie or be athwart.

Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool..

Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To be inconsistent.

Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds..

Cross-armed :: Cross-armed (a.) With arms crossed.

Cross-banded :: Cross-banded (a.) A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface..

Cross-bearer :: Cross-bearer (n.) A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions.

Cross-birth :: Cross-birth (n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus..

Cross-bun :: Cross-bun (n.) A bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday..

Cross-crosslet :: Cross-crosslet (n.) A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from three small crosses..

Cross-days :: Cross-days (n. pl.) The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.

Cross-examination :: Cross-examination (n.) The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination.

Cross-examine :: Cross-examine (v. t.) To examine or question, as a witness who has been called and examined by the opposite party..

Cross-examined :: Cross-examined (imp. & p. p.) of Cross-examin.

Cross-examiner :: Cross-examiner (n.) One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination.

Cross-examining :: Cross-examining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cross-examin.

Cross-eye :: Cross-eye (n.) See Strabismus.

Cross-eyed :: Cross-eyed (a.) Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.

Cross-garnet :: Cross-garnet (n.) A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross.

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