crossways
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4.7
- adverb
- /ˈkrɔːsweɪz/
- The fallen tree lay crossways on the narrow road, blocking all traffic.
Examples
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She placed the ribbon crossways over the package to make a neat design.
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The street was closed where the truck had stopped crossways at the intersection.
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Look out! The car is coming crossways!
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The road was blocked crossways by fallen trees.
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She placed the ribbon crossways over the package to make a neat design.
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The fallen tree lay crossways on the narrow road, blocking all traffic.
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The street was closed where the truck had stopped crossways at the intersection.
Synonyms
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1.0
From one side of something to the other side
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2.1
At or toward the side instead of straight ahead
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5.0
To the side, moving in a sideways way
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4.1
Across something instead of along it, sometimes meaning wrong or not as planned
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6.6
To the side or at an angle
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6.7
In a way that goes across something at a right angle to its main direction
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7.3
In a way that is at a right angle to a surface, like straight up from the ground
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4.2
To move toward one side
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5.8
In a way that moves toward the side
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4.6
In a direction that is toward one side rather than forward or backward
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7.7
Across something at right angles to its main direction
Across the width of something from one short side to the other
Across the wide side of something rather than along its length
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crossways comes from the parts cross ('across') and ways ('paths' or 'roads'), so picture a ribbon or a log lying across a road. That's why when something is crossways it is placed 'across' another thing or goes in a direction that cuts across the usual way.