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trace a line through or across; "cross your `t''" fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry 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" meet and pass; "the trains crossed" marking consisting of crossing lines 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" meet at a point perversely irritable ill-natured 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" travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
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