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cruise

  [krooz] verb, cruised, cruis⋅ing, noun
Use cruising in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
cruis⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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cruise   (krōōz)   
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.

  2. 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.

  4. To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.

v.   tr.

  1. To travel about or journey over.

  2. Slang

    1. To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.

    2. To seek out and make a sexual overture to.

  3. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
cruise

  1. in.
    to travel at top speed. : This old caddy can really cruise.
  2. in.
    to drive around looking for friends or social activity. : We went out cruising but didn't see anybody.
  3. tv.
    to pursue a member of the opposite sex. : Tom was cruising Tiffany, but she got rid of him.
  4. in.
    to move on; to leave. : Time to cruise. Monty Python's on in ten minutes.
  5. in.
    to move through life at a comfortable pace. : I'm cruising just the way I want now.
  6. tv.
    to pass a course easily. : I'm gonna cruise that math course.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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