Cruise

  • 31cruise — [[t]kruz[/t]] v. cruised, cruis•ing, n. 1) to sail about on a pleasure trip 2) mil to patrol a body of water, as a warship 3) trs to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32Cruise — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Crew, Cruise, Cruse, Cruwys and Crouse may be of three possible origins. Firstly, it may be of English locational origin from Crewe , in Cheshire, recorded as Crev , in the Domesday Book of 1086,… …

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  • 33cruise — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, be airborne, boat, campaign, canoe, carry sail, circumnavigate, coast, course, cross, crossing, drift, fare, ferry, flit, fly, glide, globe trot, go abroad, go by ship, go on… …

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  • 34cruise — crui·se s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS milit. → missile da crociera {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1979. ETIMO: ingl. cruise propr. 2crociera …

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  • 35cruise — I. drive the streets looking for fun and friends, bomb around    It was Sunday afternoon and we were cruising the streets looking for chicks. II. drive around in a car, bomb around    On summer nights we cruise the streets looking for fun …

    English idioms

  • 36cruise — 1 verb 1 (I) to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure: cruising in the Mediterranean 2 (I) to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc: cruising at 50 miles per hour 3 (I, T) to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37cruise — 1. noun a cruise to the islands Syn: boat trip, sea trip; voyage, journey 2. verb 1) she cruised across the Atlantic Syn: sail, voyage, journey 2) a taxi cruised past Syn …

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  • 38cruise — Verb. To search for a sexual encounter. Originates from when U.S. teenagers would cruise around in cars looking to pick up some company. The expression is mainly used on the gay scene. Orig. U.S. 1950s …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 39cruise — 1. noun a cruise down the Nile Syn: (boat) trip, voyage, sail 2. verb 1) she cruised across the Atlantic Syn: sail, voyage 2) a taxi cruised past Syn: drive slo …

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  • 40cruise — [kruːz] noun [C] I a journey on a ship for pleasure, often visiting a series of places II verb [I] cruise [kruːz] 1) to travel at a steady speed in a car or plane 2) to sail in a ship for pleasure 3) to achieve success easily in a race, game, or… …

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