crossbar
To mark with a pattern of transverse barsTo mark with a pattern of transverse bars.
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» The ball came off the crossbar.
Der Ball prallte an der Querlatte zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo mark with a pattern of transverse bars.
Examples
16 sentencesThe ball came off the crossbar.
deDer Ball prallte an der Querlatte zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The ball crashed against the crossbar.
deDer Ball knallte gegen die Latte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The ball rebounded off the crossbar.
ruМяч отскочил от перекладины. — marafon
deDer Ball prallte an der Querlatte zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The ball bounced off the crossbar.
deDer Ball prallte an der Querlatte zurück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A thunderous shot rattled the crossbar.
deEin Schuss wie aus der Kanone brachte die Querlatte zum Erzittern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.
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Forms
crossbars, crossbarring, crossbarred, crossbarred| Base form | crossbar · to crossbar |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | crossbars |
| Present participle | crossbarring |
| Past simple | crossbarred |
| Past participle | crossbarred |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.