crossing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun traveling across
   
2. noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
   ford.
   
3. noun a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
   
4. noun a junction where one street or road crosses another
   crossroad; intersection; carrefour; crossway.
   
5. noun a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
   crosswalk; crossover.
   
6. noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
   cross; crossbreeding; hybridizing; hybridisation; interbreeding; hybridization.
   
7. noun a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
   
8. verb travel across or pass over
   traverse; track; pass over; get across; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
   
   • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
9. verb meet at a point
   cross; intersect.
   
10. verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
    
    • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    • foil your opponent
11. verb fold so as to resemble a cross
    cross.
    
    • she crossed her legs
12. verb to cover or extend over an area or time period
    traverse; span; cross; sweep.
    
    • Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres
    • The novel spans three centuries
13. verb meet and pass
    cross.
    
    • the trains crossed
14. verb trace a line through or across
    cross.
    
    • cross your `t'
15. verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
    hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
    
    • cross a horse and a donkey
    • Mendel tried crossbreeding
    • these species do not interbreed

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