Definition for CROSS

CROSS, v.i.

  1. To lie or be athwart.
  2. To move or pass laterally, or from one side toward the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford.
  3. To be inconsistent; as, men's actions do not always cross with reason. [Not used.] – Sidney.

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