cross

Noun
  1. A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece (synset 103140183)
    hypernym: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  2. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other (synset 104688744)
    hypernym: marking - a pattern of marks
    synonym: crisscross, mark
  3. A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified;
    Used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry (synset 103139803)
    hypernym: emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
    hyponym:
  4. Any affliction that causes great suffering (synset 114501251)
    "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
    hypernym: affliction - a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
    synonym: crown of thorns
  5. (genetics) 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 (synset 101329963)
    "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
    domain category: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    hypernym: being, organism - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
    hyponym:
    • dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
    • monohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
    synonym: crossbreed, hybrid
  6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids (synset 100852055)
    domain category: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    hypernym: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    hyponym:
    • dihybrid cross - hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
    • monohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
    • reciprocal, reciprocal cross - hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
    • test-cross, testcross - a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
    synonym: crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
Adjective
  1. Extending or lying across;
    In a crosswise direction;
    At right angles to the long axis (synset 301448808)
    "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"
    similar: crosswise - lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
    synonym: thwartwise, transversal, transverse
  2. Annoyed and irritable (synset 301139748)
    similar: ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
    synonym: bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered
Verb
  1. Travel across or pass over (synset 201916152)
    "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
    hypernym: pass - go across or through
    hyponym:
    • tramp - cross on foot
    • stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps
    • walk - traverse or cover by walking
    • crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random
    • ford - cross a river where it's shallow
    • bridge - cross over on a bridge
    • jaywalk - cross the road at a red light
    • drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle
    • course - move swiftly through or over
    • hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip
    synonym: cover, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
  2. Meet at a point (synset 202027242)
    hypernym: come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see - come together
    hyponym: cross - meet and pass
    synonym: intersect
  3. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (synset 202563998)
    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
    hypernym: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    hyponym:
    synonym: baffle, bilk, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart
  4. Fold so as to resemble a cross (synset 201918650)
    "she crossed her legs"
    hypernym: fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  5. To cover or extend over an area or time period (synset 202691213)
    "Rivers traverse the valley floor"; "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
    hypernym: continue, cover, extend - span an interval of distance, space or time
    synonym: span, sweep, traverse
  6. Meet and pass (synset 201917990)
    "the trains crossed"
    hypernym: cross, intersect - meet at a point
    hyponym: decussate - cross or intersect so as to form a cross
  7. Trace a line through or across (synset 201695693)
    "cross your `t'"
    hypernym: write - mark or trace on a surface
  8. Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (synset 201432586)
    "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
    hypernym: breed - cause to procreate (animals)
    hyponym: backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
    synonym: crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed

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