Cruise

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.
  • verb-intransitive. To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion: "A whole cache of babies . . . cruised imperiously in their strollers, propelled by their mothers or by pairs of grandmothersā€ ( Anne Tyler).
  • verb-intransitive. To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.
  • verb-intransitive. Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares.
  • verb-intransitive. Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
  • verb-intransitive. To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.
  • v. To travel about or journey over.
  • v. Slang To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.
  • v. Slang To seek out and make a sexual overture to.
  • v. To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.
  • n. The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sea voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
  • v. To sail about, especially for pleasure.
  • v. To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
  • v. To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
  • v. To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
  • v. To walk while holding on to an object. (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months)
  • v. To win easily and convincingly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See cruse, a small bottle.
  • verb-intransitive. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure.
  • verb-intransitive. To wander hither and thither on land.
  • verb-intransitive. To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
  • verb-intransitive. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination.
  • v. To cruise over or about.
  • v. To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber.
  • n. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure.
  • n. A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; -- used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such as a series of seminars.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sail to and fro, or from place to place, with a definite purpose and under orders, open or sealed; specifically, to sail in search of an enemy's ships, or for the protection of commerce, or as a pirate: as, the admiral cruised between the Bahama islands and Cuba; a pirate was cruising in the gulf of Mexico.
  • n. A voyage made in various courses, as in search of an enemy's ships, for the protection of commerce, or for pleasure.
  • n. Same as cruse.
  • To survey and estimate the amount and value of standing timber.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. travel at a moderate speed
  • v. sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
  • n. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
  • v. drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
  • v. look for a sexual partner in a public place
  • Verb Form
    cruised    cruises    cruising   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    voyage    navigate    sail    ocean trip    journey    travel    look    search   
    Cross Reference
    voyage    sail   
    Variant
    cruse   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    range    navigate    sail    voyage   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chartreuse    Cruz    Druse    Druze    Hughes    Jews    Loos    Mahfouz    Meuse    Muse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vacation    voyage    excursion    tour    visit    flight    travel    ride    march    sojourn