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