Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To sail about, especially for pleasure.

    the romance of cruising down the Nile

    пла́ватьplávatʹ, плытьplytʹ

    sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing

  2. (intransitive)To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.

    travel at a moderate speed

  3. (transitive)To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.

  4. (ambitransitive)To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.

  5. (ambitransitive, colloquial)To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.

  6. (colloquial, transitive)To attempt to pick up as a casual sexual partner; hit on

    look for a sexual partner in a public place

  7. (intransitive)To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).

  8. (intransitive)To win easily and convincingly.

    Germany cruised to a World Cup victory over the short-handed Australians.

  9. (intransitive)To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).

  10. (slang)To have a period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to going through a full-dosed cycle (blast).

    blast and cruise

Examples

121 sentences
  1. Tom is going on a cruise.

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  2. How much will the cruise cost?

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  3. There's no cruise control on this car.

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  4. I'd like to go on another cruise.

    ruЯ бы еще раз отправился в круиз.

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  5. Tom and Mary are on a cruise.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
to sail about:

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutc

Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.

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Forms

cruises, cruising, cruised, cruised
Base formcruise · to cruise
3rd person singularcruises
Present participlecruising
Past simplecruised
Past participlecruised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycruise
he, she, itcruises

Past simpleLesson

all personscruised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave cruised
he, she, ithas cruised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cruise

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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