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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.
EXPANDto 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 followed by over): Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.
8.
COLLAPSEInformal. 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.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
noun
12.
the act of cruising.
13.
a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.
Related forms
cruis·ing·ly, adverb
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cruise
1650s, from Du. kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from L. crux.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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