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cruise
1[krooz]
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.
to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.
to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.
to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed.
cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.
to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention.
Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.
to go or travel (often followed byover ).
Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.
Informal.to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.
verb (used with object)
to cruise in (a specified area).
patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.
Informal.
to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner.
to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.
to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.
noun
the act of cruising.
a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.
Cruise
2[krooz]
noun
Tom Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th, born 1962, U.S. film actor.
cruise
1/ ː /
verb
(intr) to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports
to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc
(intr) to search for enemy vessels in a warship
(intr) (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
informal(intr) to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner
noun
an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea
Cruise
2/ ː /
noun
Tom. original name Thomas Cruise Mapother. born 1962, US film actor; his films include Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1989), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), War of the Worlds (2005), and Valkyrie (2008)
Other 51Թ Forms
- cruisingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cruise1
Example Sentences
They then cruise along the coastline, like taxis or buses, picking up their paying customers who now wait in the sea, out of reach of the police.
Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised above him, leaving behind chalky threads of contrail in the sky,
Other signs called for a ban on the giant cruise ships that dock here, with one announcing that over-tourism is "killing" the city.
“That last 100, I’m usually really, really hurting. But I flipped at the 200, and I was just cruising,” McIntosh said.
A total of seven ballistic and cruise missiles were also fired at the capital.
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