Cruise

  • 21cruise — [[t]kru͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ cruises, cruising, cruised 1) N COUNT A cruise is a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a number of places. He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise... The next stop on this cruise is… …

    English dictionary

  • 22cruise — [c]/kruz / (say kroohz) verb (cruised, cruising) –verb (i) 1. to sail to and fro, or from place to place, as in search of hostile ships, or for pleasure. 2. (of a motor vehicle, aeroplane, etc.) to move along easily at a moderate speed. 3. (of a… …

  • 23cruise — 1. in. to travel at top speed. □ This old caddy can really cruise. □ We cruised all the way to Philly. 2. in. to drive around looking for friends or social activity. □ We went out cruising, but didn’t see anybody …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 24cruise */ — I UK [kruːz] / US [kruz] noun [countable] Word forms cruise : singular cruise plural cruises a journey on a ship for pleasure, especially one that involves visiting a series of places II UK [kruːz] / US [kruz] verb Word forms cruise : present… …

    English dictionary

  • 25cruise — I. verb (cruised; cruising) Etymology: Dutch kruisen to make a cross, cruise, from Middle Dutch crucen, from crūce cross, from Latin cruc , crux Date: 1651 intransitive verb 1. to sail about touching at a series of ports 2. to move or proceed… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26Cruise — /kroohz/, n. Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th), born 1962, U.S. film actor. * * * (as used in expressions) cruise missile Cruise Tom Thomas Cruise Mapother IV * * * …

    Universalium

  • 27Cruise —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Cruise, qui signifie « croisière » en anglais, est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Julee Cruise (né en 1956), actrice …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 28cruise — cruise1 [ kruz ] noun count * a trip on a ship for pleasure, especially one that involves visiting a series of places cruise cruise 2 [ kruz ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to sail in a ship for pleasure, especially to a series of places …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29cruise — I cruise 1. cruise, t, s, ne, i sms. cruise , fx cruiseskib II crui|se 2. crui|se vb., r, de, t …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 30cruise —    1. to seek a sexual partner at random    Usually of a male, seeking someone of either sex according to his predilection, on foot or in a car, on the street, in a bar, or at a party:     I don t want to cruise any more. I m afraid I won t be… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms