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cruise
1[ krooz ]
verb (used without object)
- to sail about on a pleasure trip.
- to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.
- to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.
- to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.
- to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed:
cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.
- to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention:
Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.
- to go or travel (often followed by over ):
Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.
- Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.
verb (used with object)
- to cruise in (a specified area):
patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.
- Informal.
- to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner.
- to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.
- to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.
noun
- the act of cruising.
- a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.
Cruise
2[ krooz ]
noun
- Tom Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th, born 1962, U.S. film actor.
cruise
1/ ː /
verb
- intr to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports
- to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc
- intr to search for enemy vessels in a warship
- intr (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
- informal.intr to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner
noun
- an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea
Cruise
2/ ː /
noun
- CruiseTom1970MUSFILMS AND TV: actor Tom. original name Thomas Cruise Mapother. born 1962, US film actor; his films include Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1989), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), War of the Worlds (2005), and Valkyrie (2008)
Other Word Forms
- ܾiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cruise1
Example Sentences
Second, airstrikes or even conventional cruise missile strikes, like in 2019, are also on the table - each carrying the risk of a retaliatory spiral, as seen in the air skirmishes that followed then.
But as the season cruises into its final hours, everyone’s stakes narrow to the same conclusion of either taking moral comfort in serving the rebellion or dying under Imperial fascism.
They had cruised their way to promotion, playing attractive football.
P&O Cruises has apologised to almost 1,900 passengers for cancelling one of its cruises because a ship's refit was not complete.
Nathaniel Fisher Sr. is driving as he reaches for a cigarette he'd just lied to his wife about smoking, and cruises his car in front of an oncoming bus.
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