2 entries under this word

Across

A-crŏss', prep.

preposition

(21), prep. [Pref. a, for at, and cross, q. v.] From side to side; athwart; quite over; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; as, a bridge is laid across a river. Dryden.

A-crŏss', adv.

adverb

adv. From side to side; crosswise. “With . . . folded arms across.” Shak.

☞ The word was formerly used as a kind of exclamation when a sally of wit had miscarried. “Good faith, across!” [i. e., athwart the purpose.] Shak. See BREAK ACROSS.