Adjective
Placed
or
situated
across
something
else
;
cross
,
oblique
,
transverse
.
Noun
A
seat
across
a
boat
on
which
a
rower
may
sit
.
Verb
To
cause
to
fail
;
to
frustrate
,
to
prevent
.
Adverb
Across
the
direction
of
travel
or
length
of
;
athwart
,
crosswise
,
obliquely
,
transversely
.
Preposition
Across
,
athwart
.