crossed

Thân thiện

A customer hands the cashier a crossed check.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked with intersecting lines: Having one or more lines drawn across the surface, often to indicate a specific status or instruction, such as on a check.
   • Placed or lying across each other: Arranged in the form of a cross or in an intersecting manner.
   • Made with fingers crossed: Done while one's fingers are crossed, typically as a gesture to hope for good luck or to negate a lie.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • He wrote a crossed check to ensure it could only be deposited.
  • The room was decorated with crossed swords on the wall.
  • She made a promise with crossed fingers behind her back.

Advanced Usage

• "to be crossed": Can describe a state of being marked or arranged in a crosswise pattern.
  • The path was crossed by fallen logs, making it difficult to pass.
• "with crossed arms": A posture where one's arms are folded over the chest.
  • He stood with crossed arms, listening intently.

Variants and Related Words

• Cross (verb): To go from one side to another; to intersect.
  • Be careful when you cross the street.
• Crossing (noun): A place where things cross, such as an intersection.
  • The pedestrian crossing is just ahead.

Synonyms

• Intersecting: Meeting or crossing at a point.
• Marked: Having a visible indication.

Related Phrases

• Crossed wires: A misunderstanding or miscommunication.
  • We had crossed wires about the meeting time.
• Crossed paths: To meet or encounter someone by chance.
  • We crossed paths at the conference last year.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it
2. placed crosswise
   • spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers
   • crossed forks
   • seated with arms across