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boat, coast, gallivant, glide, jaunt, sail, scud, ship, trip, voyage, wander, crossing

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cruise

[krooz]

verb, cruised, cruis⋅ing, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.	to sail about on a pleasure trip.

2.	to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.

3.	to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.

4.	to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.

5.	to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed: cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.

6.	to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention: Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.

7.	to go or travel (often fol. by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.

8.	Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to cruise in (a specified area): patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.

10.

Informal.

a.	to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner.

b.	to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.

11.	to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.

–noun

12.	the act of cruising.

13.	a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.

Origin:
1645–55; < D kruisen to cross, cruise, deriv. of kruis cross

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Language Translation for : Cruise

Spanish:

hacer un crucero,

German:

eine Vergnügungsfahrt machen,

Japanese:

遊覧の航海をする

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Cruise

[krooz]

–noun

Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th

), born 1962, U.S. film actor.

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cruise   (krōōz) Pronunciation Key
v.   cruised, cruis·ing, cruis·es

v.   intr.

1. To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.
2. 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 grandmothers" (Anne Tyler).
3. Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares.
4. Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.
1. Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares.
2. Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.

v. tr.

To travel about or journey over.
Slang
1. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.
2. To seek out and make a sexual overture to.
To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.

n. The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.

[Dutch kruisen, to cross, from kruis, cross, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]

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cruise

1651, from Du. kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from L. crux. In the naval sense, cruiser is 1679; in 18c. commonly applied to privateers; of police cars, 1929.

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cruise
noun
1.	an ocean trip taken for pleasure
verb
1.	drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
2.	travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
3.	look for a sexual partner in a public place; "The men were cruising the park"
4.	sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing; "We were cruising in the Caribbean"

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Cruise

Cruise\ (kr[udd]s), n. See Cruse, a small bottle.

Cruise

Cruise\ (kr[udd]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cruised (kr[udd]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising.] [D. kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F. croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See Cross.]

1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the potection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure.

Note: A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A priate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner.

Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. --Macaulay.

'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. --Young.

2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]

Cruise

Cruise\, 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.

He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. --Dampier.

Cruise

Cruise\, v. i. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.

Cruise

Cruise\, v. t. 1. To cruise over or about.

2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.