meaning of across
1. From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.
2. From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
3. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
4. placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms
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Related Words
across | across the board | across the country | across the nation | across-the-board |