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1.nounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other."Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."
2.nounAny geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
3.nounA wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion)."Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross."
4.noun(usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
5.nounA hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross."She made the cross after swearing."
6.nounA modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion."She was wearing a cross on her necklace."
7.noun(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured."It's a cross I must bear."
8.nounThe act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other"A quick cross of the road."
9.nounAn animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
10.noun(by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
11.nounA hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
12.nounA pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
13.nounA place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
14.nounA monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
15.nounA coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
16.nounChurch lands.
17.nounA line drawn across or through another line.
18.nounAn instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
19.nounA pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
20.noun(Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
21.nounThe thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
22.nounCrossfire.
23.verbTo make or form a cross.
24.verbTo move relatively.
25.verb(social) To oppose.
26.verbTo cross-fertilize or crossbreed."They managed to cross a sheep with a goat."
27.verbTo stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
28.nounA lacrosse stick.