crosses

1. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

   Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.

2. Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
3. A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

   Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.

4. (usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
5. A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.

   She made the cross after swearing.

6. A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.

   She was wearing a cross on her necklace.

7. (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.

   It's a cross I must bear.

8. The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other

   A quick cross of the road.

9. An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
10. (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
11. A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
12. A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
13. A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
14. A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
15. A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
16. Church lands.
17. A line drawn across or through another line.
18. An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
19. A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
20. (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
21. The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
22. Crossfire.

1. To make or form a cross.
2. To move relatively.
3. (social) To oppose.
4. To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.

   They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.

5. To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.

noun

A lacrosse stick.