kreuzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
Senses
kreuzen is used for these senses in English:
- beat up (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- cross (intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
- cross (football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
- cross (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
- cross (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
- crossbreed (intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
- gybe (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
cross — full definition
- noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
- verb To go from one side of something to the other.
- adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.