Definitions For Cross

noun

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• (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 representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
• A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
• Any affliction that causes great suffering
• A long piece of wood with a shorter piece across it near the top that people were once fastened to and left to die on as a form of punishment
• The cross on which Jesus Christ died
• An object or image in the shape of a cross that is used as a symbol of Christianity

verb

• Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
• Trace a line through or across
• Travel across or pass over
• Meet and pass
• Fold so as to resemble a cross
• Meet at a point
• Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• To cover or extend over an area or time period
• To go from one side of (something) to the other : to go across (something)
• To go or pass across each other
• To place one arm, leg, etc., over the other

adjective

• Annoyed and irritable
• Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis