cross
     adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at
            right angles to the long axis; "cross members should
            be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway
            ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations";
            "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse}, {transversal},
             {thwartwise}]
     2: perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {fussy}, {grouchy},
         {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
     n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
          transverse piece
     2: marking consisting of crossing lines [syn: {crisscross}, {mark}]
     3: a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
     4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his
        cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of
        thorns" [syn: {crown of thorns}]
     5: an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar
        parents or stock; especially offspring produced by
        breeding plants or animals of different varieties or
        breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and
        a donkey" [syn: {hybrid}, {crossbreed}]
     6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
        of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridization},
         {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {interbreeding},
         {hybridizing}]
     v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
          miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover}, {pass
          over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
          across}]
     2: meet at a point [syn: {intersect}]
     3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
        ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
        September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer},
         {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
     4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
         {uncross}]
     5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
        traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3
        acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {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"; "Mendel tried
        crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: {crossbreed},
         {hybridize}, {hybridise}, {interbreed}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0