crossed

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crossed

/kɹɒst/ UK
/kɹɔst/ US
/kɹɑst/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒst, -ɔːst

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of cross

adjective

not comparable Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
not comparable Folded. crossed legs
not comparable Cruciate.
not comparable Having a cross placed on it, or (with respect to the arms of a cross) having a bar placed crosswise over (an existing bar) so as to form a cross. In certain popular heraldic works the crest assigned to the surname "Archer," in Ireland, is "a mound azure banded and crossed or," whereas there is no instance of the Archers of Kilkenny - probably the earliest of the name […]
not comparable, slang Crossfaded.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: across, decussate, crossbred, hybrid, interbred, intercrossed, intersectant, intersecting, crossover, mated, faced, reflected, intertwined, travelled, traveled, come

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@misc{crossed_2026,
  title = {crossed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crossed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}