Definition of Crossing

Noun: crossing  kró-sing

  1. Travelling across
     
  2. The shallow area of a river or stream where it can be crossed without a bridge
    - ford
     
  3. A point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
     
  4. A junction where one street or road crosses another
    - intersection, crossroad, crossway, carrefour
     
  5. A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railway) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
    - crosswalk [N. Amer], crossover, pedestrian crossing
     
  6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    - hybridization, hybridisation [Brit], crossbreeding, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing, hybridising [Brit]
     
  7. A voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
Verb: cross  krós
  1. Travel across or pass over
    "The caravan crossed almost 100 miles each day";
    - traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
     
  2. Meet at a point
    "The roads cross under the bridge";
    - intersect
     
  3. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    "cross your opponent";
    - thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk
     
  4. Fold so as to resemble a cross
    "she crossed her legs"
     
  5. To cover or extend over an area or time period
    "Rivers cross the valley floor";
    - 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";
    - crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise [Brit], interbreed

See also:
crossheads
crossings

Anagrams containing the word crossing

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