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recross

recross noun: an examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party.

Noun

recross (plural recrosses)

  1. An examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party.

Verb

recross (third-person singular simple present recrosses, present participle recrossing, simple past and past participle recrossed)

  1. To cross again.
    • The doctor recrossed his legs and followed her impassive gaze which was fixed on the long bread-knife that suddenly appeared to fill the room.1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC
    • At North Queensferry Station, a short distance beyond the end of the bridge, we left the railway, and made our way down the hill to the pier, to recross the firth by the ferry.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 150

Synonyms of recross

Forms of recross

Noun
pluralrecrosses
Verb
third-person singular presentrecrosses
present participlerecrossing
past participlerecrossed
pastrecrossed

Origin of recross

From re- + cross.

Phrases with recross

Questions about recross

What does recross mean?
Recross means an examination of a witness, following redirect, by the opposing party.
What part of speech is recross?
Recross can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of recross?
The plural of recross is recrosses.

Words near recross in the dictionary

  1. recritiquing
  2. recrop
  3. recropped
  4. recropping
  5. recrops
  6. recross
  7. recross examination
  8. recross examinations
  9. recross-examination
  10. recross-examinations
  11. recrossed

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