Crossed

//kɹɒst// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of cross form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation. not-comparable
2
Folded. not-comparable
"crossed legs"
3
Cruciate. not-comparable
4
Having a cross placed on it, or (with respect to the arms of a cross) having a bar placed crosswise over (an existing bar) so as to form a cross. not-comparable
"In certain popular heraldic works the crest assigned to the surname "Archer," in Ireland, is "a mound azure banded and crossed or," whereas there is no instance of the Archers of Kilkenny - probably the earliest of the name […]"
5
Crossfaded. not-comparable, slang

Adjective

1
placed crosswise wordnet
2
(of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it wordnet

Synonyms

baffled balked betrayed blasted blighted chapfallen

Antonyms

Example

"As he crossed the bridge, he looked down at the stream."

Related phrases

crossed cheque crossed fingers crossed ladders problem crossed letter crossed line crossed loop sensor crossed wires crossed-eyed fingers and toes crossed fingers crossed keep one's fingers crossed star-crossed

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