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crosse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • butt noun A person's buttocks.
  • lacrosse noun A team sport where players use netted sticks to carry, pass, and shoot a ball into the opposing goal.
  • masturbation noun Sexual stimulation of one's own genitals, often to orgasm.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.

Senses

crosse is used for these senses in English:

  • crosier A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
  • crosse A lacrosse stick.
  • golf club In golf, the implement used to hit the golf ball.
  • hockey stick (North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
  • lacrosse (sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
  • lacrosse stick The primary instrument used in lacrosse to handle the ball.
  • stick (hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
  • stock (firearm) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

butt — full definition

  1. noun A person's buttocks.
  2. noun The thicker or blunt end of something, such as a weapon or tool.
  3. noun The remaining short piece of something after most of it is used, especially a cigarette.
  4. noun The target of ridicule or jokes.
  5. verb To hit or push against something with the head.

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