What is the meaning of crossing?

noun

  • Traveling across.
  • A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
  • A point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect.
  • A junction where one street or road crosses another.
  • A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad. can be crossed to get from one side to the other)
  • Genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
  • A voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean. )

verb

  • Travel across or pass over.
    • usage: "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
  • Meet at a point.
  • Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
    • usage: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
  • Fold so as to resemble a cross.
    • usage: "she crossed her legs"
  • To cover or extend over an area or time period.
    • usage: "Rivers traverse the valley floor, "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
  • Meet and pass.
    • usage: "the trains crossed"
  • Trace a line through or across.
    • usage: "cross your `t'"
  • Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
    • usage: "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
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