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1crossover
noun cross·over \ˈkrȯs-ˌō-vər\
: a change from one style or type of activity to another
Full Definition of CROSSOVER
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: crossing 2a
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: an instance or product of genetic crossing-over
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: a voter registered as a member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party
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: a broadening of the popular appeal of an artist (as a musician) that is often the result of a change of the artist's medium or style; also : an artist or artistic work that has achieved a crossover
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: an instance of breaking into another category
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: a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other
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First Known Use of CROSSOVER
1884
Rhymes with CROSSOVER
allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, give over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, knock over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, pushover, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, spillover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, turn over, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over
2crossover
adjective
Definition of CROSSOVER
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: having two pieces that cross especially one over the other <a crossover vest>
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: critical 1 <the crossover point>
First Known Use of CROSSOVER
1893
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