cross

Definitions

• A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
• (heraldiccharge) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
• A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
• (usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
• (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
• (Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
• (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
• The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
• (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
• (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
• (boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
• (football) A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
• A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
• A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
• (obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
• (obsolete) Church lands.
• A line drawn across or through another line.
• (surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
• A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
• (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
• (cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
• (slang) crossfire.