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- nouncrossing (noun) · crossings (plural noun)
- a place where two roads, two railroad lines, or a road and a railroad line cross:"a stream of cars was waiting for the railroad crossing barriers to be opened"
- architecturethe intersection of a church nave and the transepts:"the cathedral has a lantern tower over the crossing"
- a place at which one may safely cross something, especially a street:"we were thirty yards from the crossing when a man stepped off the pavement"
- a place at which one may cross a border between countries:"a border crossing"
- the action of moving across or over something:"the crossing of the Pyrenees"
- a journey across water in a ship:"a short ferry crossing"
- crossbreeding.
verbcrossing (present participle)- go or extend across or to the other side of (a path, road, stretch of water, or area):"he has crossed the Atlantic twice" · "two paths crossed the field" · "a shadow of apprehension crossed her face" · "we crossed over the bridge"
- go across or climb over (an obstacle or boundary):"he attempted to cross the border into Jordan" · "we crossed over a fence"
- (cross over)(especially of an artist or an artistic style or work) begin to appeal to a different audience, especially a wider one:"a talented animator who crossed over to live action"
- pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect:"the two lines cross at 90°"
- cause (two things) to intersect:"cross the cables in opposing directions"
- place (something) crosswise:"Michele sat back and crossed her arms"
- (of a letter) be sent before receipt of another from the person being written to:"our letters crossed"
- draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross:"cross the t's"
- BRITISH ENGLISHmark or annotate (a check), typically by drawing a pair of parallel lines across it, to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account:"a crossed check"
- (cross someone/something off)delete a name or item on a list as being no longer required or involved:"Liz crossed off the days on the calendar"
- (cross something out)delete an incorrect or inapplicable word or phrase by drawing a line through it:"cross out any portions which do not apply"
- (cross oneself)(of a person) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection:"Beatie crossed herself quickly at the mention of the dead"
- soccerpass (the ball) across the field toward the center when attacking:"he could not get to the line to cross the ball" · "Powell crossed from the left"
- cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to interbreed with one of another species, breed, or variety:"many animals of the breed were crossed with the closely related Guernsey" · "he behaved like an old regular officer crossed with a mathematician"
- cross-fertilize (a plant):"a hybrid tea was crossed with a polyantha rose"
- oppose or stand in the way of (someone):"no one dared cross him"
Originlate Old English cros (in the sense ‘monument in the form of a cross’), from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a place where two roads, two railroad lines, or a road and a railroad line cross:
- a place at which one may safely cross something, especially a street:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Meaning of crossing in English crossing noun [ C ] uk / ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ / us / ˈkrɑː.sɪŋ / Add to word list B1 a place where something such as a road, river, etc. can be crossed safely, or a place where a road and a railway meet and cross each other:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crossingcrossing noun cross·ing ˈkrȯ-siŋ Synonyms of crossing 1 : the act or action of crossing: such as a : a traversing or traveling acrosswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossing
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