Cruise

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.
  • intransitive verb. To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion.
  • intransitive verb. To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something.
  • intransitive verb. To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
  • intransitive verb. To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.
  • intransitive verb. To travel about or journey over.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.
  • intransitive verb. To seek out and make a sexual overture to.
  • intransitive verb. To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.
  • noun. The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.
  • 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.
  • noun. Same as cruse.
  • noun. A voyage made in various courses, as in search of an enemy's ships, for the protection of commerce, or for pleasure.
  • To survey and estimate the amount and value of standing timber.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. See cruse, a small bottle.
  • transitive verb. To cruise over or about.
  • transitive verb. To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber.
  • intransitive verb. 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.
  • intransitive verb. To wander hither and thither on land.
  • intransitive verb. To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
  • intransitive verb. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A sea voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
  • verb. To sail about, especially for pleasure.
  • verb. To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
  • verb. To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
  • verb. To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
  • verb. To walk while holding on to an object. (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months)
  • verb. To win easily and convincingly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. travel at a moderate speed
  • verb. sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
  • noun. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
  • verb. drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
  • verb. look for a sexual partner in a public place
  • Word Usage
    "The word cruise conjures up a different notion in every individual."
    cross-reference
    sail  voyage  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    journey  look  navigate  ocean trip  sail  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chartreuse  Cruz  Druse  Druze  Hughes  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    cruse  
    verb-form