across

/əˈkɹɑs//əˈkɹɒs//əˈkɹɔs/

noun

1
(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
“I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.”

1
From one side to the other.
“she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across”
2
On the other side.
“If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?”
3
In a particular direction.
“He leaned across for a book.”
4
(crosswords) Horizontally.
“I got stuck on 4 across.”

1
To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
“Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.”
2
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
“That store is across the street.”
3
Across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
4
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
“Could you slide that across the table to me, please?”
5
At or near the far end of (a space).
6
Spanning.
“This poetry speaks across the centuries.”
7
Throughout.
“All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.”
8
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
“Lay the top stick across the bottom one.”
9
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.

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