n.
Pronunciation: ' kro ̇ s- ˌ ō -v ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1884
1 : CROSSING 2A
2 : an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
3 : a voter registered as a member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party
4 : a broadening of the popular appeal of an artist (as a musician) that is often the result of a change of the artist's medium or style also : an artist or artistic work that has achieved a crossover
5 : an instance of breaking into another category <trying to make the crossover to serious acting ― Michael Neill>
6 : a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other