cross

• cross [countable]
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• 1

  mixture of things

  a mixture of two things, breeds, or qualities
• cross between
• The tour manager's role is a cross between hostess and courier.
• Their dog is a cross between two well-known breeds.
• 2

  mark on paper

  especially British English
• a) a mark (x or +) used on paper, to represent where something is, or where something should be:
• I've put a cross on the map to mark where our street is.
• Please sign your name by the cross.
• b) a mark (x) used on paper to show that something that has been written or printed is not correct:
• My homework got a lot more ticks than crosses.
• c) a mark (x or +) used by someone who cannot write, in order to sign their name
• 3

  Christian sign

• a) 

  the cross

  the cross that Jesus Christ died on:
• Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
• b) an object, picture, or mark in the shape of a cross, used as a sign of the Christian faith or for decoration:
• Pauline wore a tiny gold cross.
• 4

  punishment

  an upright post of wood with another crossing it near the top, that people in the past were fastened to with nails and left to die on as a punishment
• 5

  military award

  a decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to someone as an honour, especially for military courage:
• He was awarded the George Cross.
• 6

  sport

• a) a kick or hit of the ball in a sport such as football, hockey etc, that goes across the field
• b) a way of hitting someone in the sport of boxing, in which your arm goes over theirs as they try to hit you:
• He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin.
• 7

  problem

  if you describe something as the cross that someone has to bear, you mean it is a problem that makes them very unhappy or worried, and that continues for a long time:
• I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear.

➔ the sign of the Cross

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Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.