I.
noun
1 mark made by drawing one line across another
VERB + CROSS
▪ draw , put
▪
I've put a ~ on the map to show where the hotel is.
2 Christian symbol
ADJECTIVE
▪ gold , silver , stone , wooden
▪
She wore a gold ~ on a chain around her neck.
▪
The grave was marked with a stone ~.
▪ market ( esp. in the UK )
▪ Celtic
VERB + CROSS
▪ wear
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
a painting of Christ on the ~
PHRASES
▪ (make) the sign of the ~
▪
The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the ~ over her.
3 in football/soccer or hockey
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , low , perfect
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ by , ~ from
▪
a deep ~ from Reed
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ quickly , slowly
▪ safely , successfully
▪
Children must be taught to ~ the road safely.
▪ back , over
▪
Let's ~ over now while the road is clear.
VERB + CROSS
▪ try to
▪
They were arrested trying to ~ the border.
PREPOSITION
▪ from , into
▪
They ~ed from the States into Canada.
▪ over
▪
We ~ed over the river into Sweden.
Cross is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bridge , ↑ expression , ↑ ferry , ↑ flicker , ↑ footpath , ↑ frown , ↑ letter , ↑ pipeline , ↑ road , ↑ route , ↑ smile , ↑ smirk , ↑ trail , ↑ troops
Cross is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ airspace , ↑ arm , ↑ ball , ↑ barrier , ↑ border , ↑ boundary , ↑ bow , ↑ bridge , ↑ chasm , ↑ continent , ↑ creek , ↑ desert , ↑ desk , ↑ distance , ↑ divide , ↑ equator , ↑ face , ↑ freeway , ↑ frontier , ↑ ground , ↑ lake , ↑ leg , ↑ limit , ↑ mind , ↑ mountain , ↑ ocean , ↑ pass , ↑ path , ↑ plain , ↑ prairie , ↑ river , ↑ road , ↑ room , ↑ sea , ↑ stream , ↑ street , ↑ sword , ↑ terrain , ↑ threshold , ↑ track , ↑ yard
III.
adj. (esp. BrE )
VERBS
▪ be , feel , look , seem , sound
▪ become , get
▪
I'm going to get very ~ before long.
▪ make sb
▪
It really makes me ~ to see people dropping litter in the street.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
Are you still ~ about me forgetting the flowers?
▪ at
▪
She was very ~ at the way she'd been treated.
▪ for
▪ with
▪
She was very ~ with him for being late.
Cross is used with these nouns: ↑ word