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| cruise [ krooz ] |
verb (past and past participle cruised, present participle cruis·ing, 3rd person present singular cruis·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb travel by sea: to travel by ship over a sea or other large body of water, usually calling at several places
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2. intransitive verb travel at easy rate: to travel at a steady efficient rate, below top speed
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3. intransitive verb proceed casually: to proceed in a leisurely casual way or with no particular destination
  We've just been cruising around in the car.
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4. intransitive verb travel while looking for something: to travel at a slow steady rate while searching or watching for something
The police cruised the streets looking for the suspect.
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5. intransitive verb achieve objective in sport: to progress or achieve a goal with very little effort, especially in sport
cruised to the semifinals
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6. transitive and intransitive verb seek sexual partner: to go out looking for a sexual partner, or frequent a public place in search of one
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noun (plural cruis·es) |
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trip by sea: a journey by ship for pleasure or for naval purposes
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| [Mid-17th century. < Dutch kruisen "to cross" < kruis "cross" < Latin crux] |
