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UNCROSSED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uncrossed mean? 

UNCROSSED (adjective)
  The adjective UNCROSSED has 2 senses:

1. (of a check) not crossedplay

2. not crossedplay

  Familiarity information: UNCROSSED used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNCROSSED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a check) not crossed

Antonym:

crossed ((of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Not crossed

Context example:

sitting primly with uncrossed legs

Antonym:

crossed (placed crosswise)


 Context examples 


It aroused him; he uncrossed his legs, sat erect, turned to me.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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