English dictionary

across

/@/'kr/O/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

preposition

From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid <i>across</i> a river.

preposition

Source: webster1913

to the opposite side

adv.all

Examples
The football field was 300 feet across.

Source: WordNet 3.0
transversely

adv.all

Examples
The marble slabs were cut across.

Source: WordNet 3.0
From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded <i>across</i>.

adverb

Source: webster1913