noun
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(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
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I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
adverb
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From one side to the other.
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she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
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On the other side.
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If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
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In a particular direction.
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He leaned across for a book.
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(crosswords) Horizontally.
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I got stuck on 4 across.
preposition
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To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
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Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
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On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
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That store is across the street.
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Across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
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From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
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Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
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At or near the far end of (a space).
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Spanning.
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This poetry speaks across the centuries.
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Throughout.
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All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
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So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
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Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
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In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.