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									[ pronoun ] preposition, from the exterior the interior to the exterior in a countinuous path  
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									[ adverb ] to the opposite side  
											Examples "the football field was 300 feet across"  | 
								
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									[ adverb ] in such a manner as to be understood and accepted  
											Synonyms Examples "she cannot get her ideas across"  | 
								
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									[ pronoun ] preposition, in or toward the other side in a countinuous path  
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									[ adjective ] placed crosswise  
											Synonyms Examples "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers" "crossed forks" "seated with arms across"  | 
								
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