cross: significato e definizioni

An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.

The upright post with a transverse piece upon which Jesus was crucified.

A crucifix.

Any of various modifications of the cross design, such as a Latin cross or Maltese cross.

A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross.

The Christian religion; Christianity.

In Christianity, a sign made by tracing the outline of a cross with the right hand upon the forehead and chest as a devotional act.

A trial, affliction, or frustration. See Synonyms at burden1.

A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines, especially such a mark (X) used as a signature.

A movement from one place to another, as on a stage; a crossing.

A pipe fitting with four branches in upright and transverse form, used as a junction for intersecting pipes.

Biology A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid.

Biology The process of crossbreeding; hybridization.

One that combines the qualities of two other things: a novel that is a cross between romance and satire.

Sports A hook thrown over an opponent's punch in boxing.

Law An act or instance of cross-examining; a cross-examination.

The Southern Cross.

Slang A contest whose outcome has been dishonestly prearranged.

To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other: crossed the room to greet us; a bridge that crosses the bay.

To carry or conduct across something: crossed the horses at the ford.

To extend or pass through or over; intersect: Elm Street crosses Oak Street.

To delete or eliminate by or as if by drawing a line through: crossed tasks off her list as she did them.

To make or put a line across: Cross your t's.

To place crosswise one over the other: cross one's legs.

To make the sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion.