cross noun
1 mark made by drawing one line across another
VERB + CROSS draw, put I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.
2 Christian symbol
ADJ. gold, silver, stone, wooden She wore a gold cross on a chain around her neck. The grave was marked with a stone cross. | market, village, wayside
PREP. on the ~ a painting of Jesus Christ on the cross
PHRASES (make) the sign of the cross The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the cross over her.
3 in football or hockey
ADJ. deep, low, perfect
PREP. ~ by/from a deep cross from Beckham