- (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
- (adv.) Across; crosswise; transversely.
- (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.
- (n.) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
- (a.) Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
- (v.t.) To cross; to oppose.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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