crossing

(noun) traveling across.

(noun) a shallow area in a stream that can be forded. Synonyms: ford.

(noun) a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect.

(noun) a junction where one street or road crosses another. Synonyms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, carrefour.

(noun) a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other. Synonyms: crosswalk, crossover.

(noun) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids. Synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing.

(noun) a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean).

(verb) travel across or pass over. Synonyms: traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across. Example: "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day."

(verb) meet at a point. Synonyms: intersect, cross.

(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. Synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk. Examples: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing september surge." "Foil your opponent."

(verb) fold so as to resemble a cross. Synonyms: cross. Example: "She crossed her legs."

(verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period. Synonyms: cross, traverse, span, sweep. Examples: "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "the parking lot spans 3 acres." "The novel spans three centuries."

(verb) meet and pass. Synonyms: cross. Example: "The trains crossed."

(verb) trace a line through or across. Synonyms: cross. Example: "Cross your `t'."

(verb) breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties. Synonyms: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed. Examples: "Cross a horse and a donkey." "Mendel tried crossbreeding." "These species do not interbreed."