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Milton, P. L., ii. 920. We had cloudy weather and brisk winds while we were cro ing the East Indian Ocean. Dampier, Voyages, II. iii. 4. How didst thou cro the bridge o'er Giall's stream? M. Arnold, Balder Dead. 5. To cause to go or pa over; transport acro a body of water. On the 6th Sherman arrived at Grand Gulf and cro ed his command that night and the next day. U. S. Grant , Personal Memoirs, I. 493. 6. To thwart; obstruct; hinder; oppose; con tradict; counteract; clash with: as, to be cro ed in love. A man's disposition is never well known till he be cro ed . Bacon, Advancement of Learning, ii. 125. All my hopes are crost , Checked and abated. B. Jonson, Poetaster, Ind. Par the no phil, in vain we strive to cro The destiny that guides us.