CROSS
preposition
Definition
Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.] A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village. L'Estrange. To go cross lots, to go across the fields; totake a short cut. [Colloq.]
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
CROSS
(adjective)
1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton.
2. Not accorda...
CROSS
(noun)
1. A gibbet, cosisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below t...
CROSS
(verb)
1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms.
2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t....
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
