1. A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. Shaftesbury.
2. pl.
Defn: A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. Pepys. To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; — said of persons.
CROSS-QUESTION Cross"-ques`tion (-kws`chn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cross-questioned (- chnd), p. pr. & vb. n. Cross-questioning.]
Defn: To cross-examine; to subject to close questioning.
CROSS-READING
Cross"-read`ing (rd`ng), n.
Defn: The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
CROSSROAD
Cross"road` (-rd`), n.
Defn: A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
CROSSROW
Cross"row` (-r`), n.