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Definition of Ford
1. Verb. Cross a river where it's shallow.
Generic synonyms: Cover, Cross, Cut Across, Cut Through, Get Across, Get Over, Pass Over, Track, Traverse
Derivative terms: Fording
Derivative terms: Fording
2. Noun. United States film maker (1896-1973).
3. Noun. Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987).
4. Noun. Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943).
5. Noun. English writer and editor (1873-1939).
6. Noun. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-).
Exact synonyms: Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford
Generic synonyms: Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
Generic synonyms: Chief Executive, President, President Of The United States, United States President
7. Noun. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).
8. Noun. A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
Exact synonyms: Crossing
Generic synonyms: Body Of Water, Water
Group relationships: Stream, Watercourse
Generic synonyms: Body Of Water, Water
Group relationships: Stream, Watercourse
9. Noun. The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse.
Exact synonyms: Fording
Generic synonyms: Crossing
Specialized synonyms: Shallow Fording, Deep Fording
Generic synonyms: Crossing
Specialized synonyms: Shallow Fording, Deep Fording
Definition of Ford
1. n. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading.
2. v. t. To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through.
Definition of Ford
1. Proper noun. (surname topographic from=Middle English dot=) for someone who lived near a ford. ¹
2. Noun. A make of car, named for Henry Ford. ¹
3. Noun. A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. ¹
4. Verb. To cross a stream using a ford. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ford
1. to cross by wading [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FORDABLE [adj]