cruised

Variant of cruise

intransitive verb cruised, cruising

  1. to sail from place to place, as for pleasure or in search of something
  2. to ride about in a similar manner: a taxi cruises to pick up passengers
  3. ☆ to go over a wooded area to estimate its lumber yield
    1. to move at the most efficient speed for sustained travel: said of an aircraft
    2. to operate at a predetermined speed by use of a regulating mechanism ( cruise control): said of an automobile
  4. ☆ to go about looking for a sex partner: said esp. of a homosexual

Origin: < Du kruisen, to cross, cruise < kruis, cross < L crux, cross

transitive verb

  1. to sail, journey, or move over or about
  2. ☆ to make a cruising trip over (a wooded area)
  3. Slang to approach (a person) or visit (a place) in seeking a sex partner: said esp. of a homosexual

noun

the action of cruising; esp., a cruising voyage by ship, often, specif., one taken for pleasure on a cruise ship
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