crosse

CEFRC1

/krˈɑs/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A stick with a net used to play lacrosse.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • He used a crosse to play the sport.

  • The lacrosse crosse was made of wood.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A lacrosse stick.

More examples

In context

  • The lacrosse player caught the ball in his plastic crosse.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The lacrosse player swung his blank to catch the fast incoming ball.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French crosse (“stick”), of Germanic origin. Doublet of crutch.