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Vinony

crossing

noun

  1. place where a street, railway, stream, etc., may be crossed
  2. junction of the four arms of a cross-shaped church
  3. act of transversing a boundary
  4. (cause) two things to intersect
  5. eliminate from a list
  6. make angry
  7. a place where two traffic routes intersect in the ground plan, but are not connected to each other
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ / /ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/ / /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

name

  1. A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
  2. Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
  4. Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

  1. Cross-breeding.
  2. Opposition; thwarting.
  3. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.

    “The lynchpin of the work was replacement of the flat crossing at Newark, where the ECML crosses the Nottingham to Lincoln line, with this work taking place across the three days of the bank holiday weekend.”

  4. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

    “Please, cross at the crossing.”

  5. The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
  6. A voyage across a body of water.
  7. The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
  8. Movement into a crossed position.

    “For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.”

  9. A pair of intersecting edges.
  10. A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
  11. The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
  12. Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.

verb

Etymology: By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of cross