to cross
- verb
- /krɔs/
- In his attempt to satisfy both, he has inevitably had to cross the line at various points.
- double-cross
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Watch on YouTubeBut if you cross her, she will tear you up.
- But if you cross her, she will tear you up.
- And you try to cross her, you won't get very far, right?
- I love them both, but don't cross me.
Examples
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Sometimes managers will ask for actions that cross the line of reasonable risk.
Academic text (2011) -
When does spying or industrial espionage cross into an attack?
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When that fails, something snaps and the behavior crosses the line into stalking, she says.
Academic text (1994) -
Even so, Arenella argues, Garcetti may have "crossed the line" in his remarks.
Academic text (1994) -
If you keep trying to undermine my efforts, you will only cross me.
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Her attempts to manipulate the situation did not go unnoticed; she only managed to cross him.
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Don't cross her plans; she has worked too hard to let anyone interfere now.
Synonyms
To make something less good or enjoyable
Stop someone from reaching their goal
To stop someone from doing what they want
To stop a plan or action from working
Stop someone from doing something they planned to do
To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding
To stop a plan or action from happening
Stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task
- Literature
To work with members of the other party, often by voting with them
- Informal
Act with different goals so people cannot work well together
- Informal
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future
Phrasal Verbs
Bring ideas from different areas together to make new products or solutions
Compounds
An international group that gives food, shelter, and medical help in wars and disasters
- Formal
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
- Specialized
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
- Specialized
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
- Formal
A United States military medal given for heroism or great achievement in flying
A series of 14 prayers and pictures remembering Jesus' walk to the cross
- Formal
A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle
A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle
Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together
- Formal
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles
An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died
- Jargon
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
- Texting
A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them
A cross with a long upright arm and short horizontal arms used as a Christian symbol
- Specialized
A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus
A cross with four equal arms shaped like broad arrowheads that meet at the center
A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance
A cross with two bars, the lower bar longer than the upper, used as a symbol of Lorraine
A small bush with yellow or apricot flowers that have four petals formed like a cross
- Specialized
Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds
- Specialized
Work that uses methods and ideas from two or more subjects to study a problem
- Specialized
A vector at right angles to two other vectors in three-dimensional space found by multiplying them
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
- Specialized
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
A way of sorting things into groups using two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
An infection a patient gets in a hospital from another person or things there
A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol
- UK
A stone cross in a town market square where people meet and hear announcements
- Specialized
A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
A cross with two horizontal bars, the upper shorter, that people use as a symbol of Lorraine and resistance
- Specialized
A woody climbing plant with bright orange-red flowers and stems that show a cross shape when cut
A route of rivers and canals across Florida that lets boats travel between the Atlantic and the Gulf
- Specialized
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
- Specialized
A bond between two nearby chains of atoms that makes a molecule stronger
A small European shrub with pink bell-shaped flowers and leaves in groups of four
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cross (verb, thwart) can be remembered this way: a helpful way to think of 'to cross' someone's plans is to picture drawing a cross through them to stop them. So if you are 'crossed' you are blocked or frustrated.