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Definition:

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids;

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; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey";

a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry;

a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece;

marking consisting of crossing lines;

any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns";

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed";

trace a line through or across; "cross your `t''";

travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day";

meet and pass; "the trains crossed";

fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs";

meet at a point;

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent";

to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries";

perversely irritable;

See Also: double cross

Hyponyms: dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal cross, reciprocal, testcross, test-cross, crossbred, dihybrid, monohybrid, Calvary cross, cross of Calvary, Celtic cross, crucifix, rood, rood-tree, Greek cross, Jerusalem cross, Latin cross, Lorraine cross, cross of Lorraine, Maltese cross, papal cross, patriarchal cross, St. Andrew's cross, saltire, tau cross, St. Anthony's cross, tramp, stride, walk, crisscross, ford, bridge, jaywalk, drive, take, course, hop, decussate, disappoint, let down, dash, short-circuit, ruin

Derivational Morphology: crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed, score, mark, nock, crisscross, thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk, miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding, hybridization, hybridisation, crossing, hybridizing, hybrid, crosswalk, crossover, path, track, course, traversal, traverse, traverser, intersection, crossroad, crossway, carrefour, frustration, defeat, thwarting, foiling, crown of thorns, obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter, sweep, expanse, span

Language Translations:
Albanian: kryq		Bosnian: krst
Catalan: creu		Croatian: križ
Dutch: kruis and oversteken		Esperanto: kruco
Estonian: rist		Finnish: risti and ylittää
French: croix and traverser		German: Kreuz and kreuzen
Greek: σταυρός		Hungarian: kereszt
Icelandic: kross		Italian: attraversare and croce
Japanese: 渡る		Korean: 건너다
Latin: crux		Latvian: krusts
Malayalam: കടക്കുക and കുരിശ്		Norwegian: kors and kryss and krysse
Polish: krzyż		Russian: крест and пересекать
Spanish: atravesar and cruz		Swedish: kors and korsa and korset
Telugu: దాటు		Ukrainian: розп'яття and хрест

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