2 N‑COUNT A cross-breed is an animal that is the result of cross-breeding.
cro ss-Cha nnel also cross-channel ADJ [ADJ n] Cross-Channel travel is travel across the English Channel, especially by boat. □ …the cross-channel ferry. □ Dieppe has plenty to attract cross-Channel visitors.
cro ss-che ck (cross-checks , cross-checking , cross-checked ) VERB If you cross-check information, you check that it is correct using a different method or source from the one originally used to obtain it. □ [V n] You have to scrupulously check and cross-check everything you hear. □ [be V -ed + against ] His version will later be cross-checked against that of the university. □ [V + with ] They want to ensure such claims are justified by cross-checking with other records. [Also V , V n + with ]
cro ss-cou ntry
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Cross-country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track. □ She finished third in the world cross-country championships in Antwerp.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] A cross-country journey involves less important roads or railway lines, or takes you from one side of a country to the other. □ …cross-country rail services. ● ADV [ADV after v] Cross-country is also an adverb. □ They drove cross-country in his van.
cro ss-cu ltural ADJ [ADJ n] Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures. □ What would any World Cup be without a cross-cultural experience?
cro ss-current (cross-currents ) in AM, also use crosscurrent 1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current. □ Cross-currents can sweep the strongest swimmer helplessly away.
2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] You can refer to conflicting ideas or traditions as cross-currents . □ …the cross-currents within the Conservative Party.
cro ss-dre ss (cross-dresses , cross-dressing , cross-dressed ) VERB If someone cross-dresses , they wear the clothes of the opposite sex, especially for sexual pleasure. □ [V ] If they want to cross-dress, that's fine. ● cross-dresser (cross-dressers ) N‑COUNT □ He finds it impossible to join in with other cross-dressers and so resorts to dressing in secret. ● cross-dressing N‑UNCOUNT □ Cross-dressing is far more common than we realise.
cro ss-exa mine (cross-examines , cross-examining , cross-examined ) VERB When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given. □ [V n] The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him. □ [be V -ed + about ] You know you are liable to be cross-examined mercilessly about the assault. [Also V n + about ] ● cross-examination (cross-examinations ) N‑VAR □ [+ of ] …during the cross-examination of a witness in a murder case. □ Under cross-examination, he admitted he had lied to the police.
cro ss-eyed ADJ Someone who is cross-eyed has eyes that seem to look towards each other.
cross|fire /krɒ sfa I ə r , [AM ] krɔː s-/ also cross-fire
1 N‑UNCOUNT Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
2 PHRASE If you are caught in the crossfire , you become involved in an unpleasant situation in which people are arguing with each other, although you do not want to be involved or say which person you agree with. □ [+ between ] They are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.
cross|ing /krɒ s I ŋ, [AM ] krɔː s-/ (crossings )
1 N‑COUNT A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake. □ The vessel docked in Swansea after a ten-hour crossing.
2 N‑COUNT A crossing is a place where two roads, paths, or lines cross.
3 N‑COUNT A crossing is the same as a pedestrian crossing . [BRIT ] □ A car hit her on a crossing. in AM, use crosswalk 4 → see also pelican crossing , zebra crossing
5 N‑COUNT A crossing is the same as a grade crossing or a level crossing .
cro ss-le gged ADV [ADV after v] If someone is sitting cross-legged , they are sitting on the floor with their legs bent so that their knees point outwards. □ He sat cross-legged on the floor.
cross|over /krɒ soʊvə r , [AM ] krɔː s-/ (crossovers )
1 N‑VAR [oft N n] A crossover of one style and another, especially in music or fashion, is a combination of the two different styles. □ [+ of ] …the contemporary crossover of pop, jazz and funk.
2 N‑SING In music or fashion, if someone makes a crossover from one style to another, they become successful outside the style they were originally known for. □ [+ from/to ] I told her the crossover from actress to singer is easier than singer to actress.
cro ss-pa rty ADJ Cross-party activities involve two or more political parties. A cross-party group consists of members from two or more political parties. □ Special election procedures allow cross-party voting. □ Decisions are being made by cross-party committees.