Meaning across
What does across mean? Here you find 10 meanings of the word across. You can also add a definition of across yourself

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A step taken in the direction of the foot position described in #1.
Source: ballroomdancers.com

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The foot position where one foot is placed on or over the path of the other.
Source: ballroomdancers.com

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early 14c., acros, earlier a-croiz (c. 1300), from Anglo-French an cros "in a crossed position," literally "on cross" (see cross (n.)). Prepositional meaning "from one side to [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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from one side to the otherside of something
Source: eenglish.in

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Overseas, usually in reference to units preparing to sail from stateside. Usage: "Any idea when we're goin' across?"
Source: ww2gyrene.org

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kver
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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(adv) to the opposite side(adv) transversely
Source: beedictionary.com

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trans
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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across


 See Movement of Checkers.  Action : The term used by players describing the opportunity to play money games. When a player goes to a backgammon club they may ask if there is any 'action' [..]
Source: gammoned.com

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(crosswords) A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid. ''I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.''
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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