Definitions
1.noun(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue."I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."
2.adverbFrom one side to the other."she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across"
3.adverbOn the other side."If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?"
4.adverbIn a particular direction."He leaned across for a book."
5.adverb(crosswords) Horizontally."I got stuck on 4 across."
6.prepositionTo, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest)."Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river."
7.prepositionOn the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest)."That store is across the street."
8.prepositionAcross from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
9.prepositionFrom one side to the other within (a space being traversed)."Could you slide that across the table to me, please?"
10.prepositionAt or near the far end of (a space).
11.prepositionSpanning."This poetry speaks across the centuries."
12.prepositionThroughout."All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives."
13.prepositionSo as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle."Lay the top stick across the bottom one."
14.prepositionIn possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.