Definition of across

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Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

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Over :: Over (adv.) From inside to outside, above or across the brim..
Transit :: Transit (n.) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a satellite or its shadow across the disk of its primary..
Go :: Go (v. i.) To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York..
Crossbeam :: Crossbeam (n.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor..
Override :: Override (v. t.) To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
Snare :: Snare (n.) The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.
Transnatation :: Transnatation (n.) The act of swimming across, as a river..
Breastsummer :: Breastsummer (n.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows..
Browpost :: Browpost (n.) A beam that goes across a building.
Dousing-chock :: Dousing-chock (n.) One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck..
Hogscore :: Hogscore (n.) A distance lime brawn across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee.
Transvolation :: Transvolation (n.) The act of flying beyond or across.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
Sandal :: Sandal (n.) An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
"""cover-point " :: Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports point..
Tucker :: Tucker (n.) A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later..
Leader :: Leader (n.) a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to the right word or number..
Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..
Overthwartly :: Overthwartly (adv.) In an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely..
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