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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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(kros) – plural ˈcrosses – noun

1. a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.

2. two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.

3. the symbol of the Christian religion.

4. a lasting cause of suffering etc. Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.

5. the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant. This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.

6. a monument in the shape of a cross.

7. any of several types of medal given for bravery etc. the Victoria Cross.

verb

1. to go from one side to the other. Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.

2. (negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other. He sat down and crossed his legs.

3. to go or be placed across (each other). The roads cross in the centre of town.

4. to meet and pass. Our letters must have crossed in the post.

5. to put a line across. Cross your `t's'.

6. to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.

7. to breed (something) from two different varieties. I've crossed two varieties of rose.

8. to go against the wishes of. If you cross me, you'll regret it!

cross-

1. going or placed across. cross-winds; cross-pieces.

2. of mixed variety. a cross-breed.

ˈcrossing noun

1. a place where a road etc may be crossed. a pedestrian-crossing; a level-crossing.

2. a journey over the sea. I was seasick as it was a very rough crossing.

ˈcrossbow noun

a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.

ˈcross-breed noun

an animal bred from two different breeds.

ˈcross-bred adjective

ˌcrossˈcheck verb

to check information, calculations etc by using different sources or a different method.

noun

the act of crosschecking.

cross-ˈcountry adjective

across fields etc, not on roads. a cross-country run.

ˌcross-country ˈskiing noun

the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.

ˌcross-exˈamine verb

in a court of law, to test or check the previous evidence of (a witness) by questioning him.

ˈcross-exˌamiˈnation noun

ˌcross-ˈeyed adjective

having a squint.

ˈcross-fire noun

the crossing of lines of gunfire from two or more points.

at cross-purposes

of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another. I think we're talking at cross-purposes.

ˌcross-reˈfer verb

to give a cross-reference (to). In this dictionary went is cross-referred to go.

ˌcross-ˈreference noun

a reference from one part of a book, list etc to another, eg crept see creep.

ˈcrossroads noun singular

a place where two or more roads cross or meet. At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.

ˌcross-ˈsection noun

1. (a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.

2. a sample as representative of the whole. He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.

crossword (puzzle)

a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.

cross one's fingers

to place a finger across the one next to it, for good luck.

cross out

to draw a line through. He crossed out all her mistakes.

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→ يَشْطُبُ škrtnout strege durchstreichen διαγράφω tachar yliviivata barrer prekrižiti barrare 帳消しにする 줄을 긋다 doorstrepen krysse ut wykreślić eliminar вычеркивать stryka över ขีดฆ่าออก silmek gạch bỏ 删除

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Hemingway's numerous cross outs and insertions in the manuscript revisions of this passage show his work to evoke Nick's fishing as tactile.

Hemingway as Craftsman: Revising "Big Two-Hearted River"

"When Martha's Away" has a subtitle that tells all; "Lionel Will Play," with quite humorous cross outs. Lionel is Martha's yellow cat, and she has virtually no idea all the things he gets busy with while she is gone to school.

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