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Definition of Cruise
1. Verb. Drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure. "They cruise the countryside"; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
2. Noun. An ocean trip taken for pleasure.
3. Verb. Travel at a moderate speed. "The cars cruise down the avenue"; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Stooge
Derivative terms: Cruiser
4. Verb. Look for a sexual partner in a public place. "The men were cruising the park"
5. Verb. Sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing. "We were cruising in the Caribbean"
Definition of Cruise
1. n. See Cruse, a small bottle.
2. v. i. 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.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
5. v. t. To cruise over or about.
Definition of Cruise
1. Noun. A sea voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive colloquial) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive child development) To walk while holding on to an object. (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months) ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive sports) To win easily and convincingly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cruise
1. to sail about touching at several ports [v CRUISED, CRUISING, CRUISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cruise
Literary usage of Cruise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"cruise Ship Travel • Independent vs. cruise Ship Travel cruise Ship Travel For
years, Alaska's towns have courted the cruise ship market, and they have been ..."
2. Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States: Advising by United States Attorney-General (1866)
"MEANING OP THE WORD " cruise." In naval parlance, the word " cruise " means the
whole period between the time when a vessel goes to sea and when she returns ..."
3. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"Pearson, 6 cruise, 339. The rule in Shelly's case is applied ... A cestui que
trust in tail may require the trustee to ' cruise, 640. convey and then suffer ..."
4. The Naval War of 1812: Or, The History of the United States Navy During the by Theodore Roosevelt (1882)
"Commodore Rodgers' cruise and unsuccessful chase of the ... —cruise of the
Essex—Captain Hull's cruise, and escape from the squadron of Commodore ..."
5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1891)
"—The observations here recorded were made during a cruise of the US Fish Commission
... —JAA Palmer on Birds observed during the cruise of the ' Grampus. ..."
6. The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the by Roald Amundsen (1913)
"THE OCEANOGRAPHICAL cruise. According to the programme, the Fram was to go on an
oceanographical cruise in the South Atlantic, and my orders were that this ..."
7. History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1844)
"Pour declines a Contest with Commodore Rodgers—Captain Stewart chases a British
Frigate of equal force—cruise of Commodore Porter in the Essex—He captures ..."
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