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cruise

UK/kɹuːz/ US/kɹʉwz/ common informal slang us
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

  • “She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible”
2.

travel at a moderate speed

  • “Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude”
3.

look for a sexual partner in a public place

  • “The men were cruising the park”
4.

sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing

  • “We were cruising in the Caribbean”

noun

1.

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

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Origin

Borrowed from Dutch kruisen (“cross, sail around”), from kruis (“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.

Phrases

  • barge cruise
  • beach cruiser
  • boomless cruise
  • booze cruise
  • cruise car
  • cruise climb
  • cruise control
  • Cruise Elroy
  • cruise liner
  • cruising for a bruising

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