cruise
Plural: cruises
Noun
- an ocean trip taken for pleasure
- A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.
- Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
- A period spent in the Marine Corps.
- A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group.
- A period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to a full-dosed cycle (blast).
- A small cup; cruse.
Verb
- drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
- "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
- travel at a moderate speed
- look for a sexual partner in a public place
- sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
- To sail about, especially for pleasure.
- To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
- To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
- To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
- To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
- To attempt to pick up as a casual sexual partner; hit on
- To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
- To win easily and convincingly.
- To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
- To have a period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to going through a full-dosed cycle (blast).
- CRUISED, CRUISING, CRUISES to sail about touching at several ports
Examples
- "blast and cruise"
- "Germany cruised to a World Cup victory over the short-handed Australians."
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
cruise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcruise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cruise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
cruise is a valid Words With Friends word