to sail about, as a warship patrolling a body of water.
3.
to travel about without a particular purpose or destination.
4.
to fly, drive, or sail at a constant speed that permits maximum operating efficiency for sustained travel.
5.
to travel at a moderately fast, easily controllable speed:
cruising along the highway enjoying the scenery.
6.
to travel about slowly, looking for customers or for something demanding attention:
Taxis and police cars cruise in the downtown area.
7.
to go or travel (often followed by over):
Let's cruise over to my house after the concert.
8.
Informal. to go about on the streets or in public areas in search of a sexual partner.
verb (used with object), cruised, cruising.
9.
to cruise in (a specified area):
patrol cars cruising the neighborhood; to cruise the Caribbean.
10.
Informal.
to move slowly through or visit (a street, park, bar, etc.) in search of a sexual partner.
to make sexual overtures to; attempt to arouse the sexual interest of.
11.
to inspect (a tract of forest) for the purpose of estimating lumber potential.
noun
12.
the act of cruising.
13.
a pleasure voyage on a ship, usually with stops at various ports.
Origin
1645-55; < Dutchkruisen to cross, cruise, derivative of kruiscross
Related forms
cruisingly, adverb
Cruise
[krooz] /kruz/
noun
1.
Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th)born 1962, U.S. film actor.
Examples from the web for cruise
During the summer he took another telegraph cruise in the mediterranean.
British Dictionary definitions for cruise
cruise
/kruːz/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports
2.
to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc
3.
(intransitive) to search for enemy vessels in a warship
4.
(intransitive) (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
5.
(intransitive) (informal) to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner
noun
6.
an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea
Word Origin
C17: from Dutch kruisen to cross, from cruiscross; related to French croiser to cross, cruise, Spanish cruzar, German kreuzen
Cruise
/kruːz/
noun
1.
Tom. original name Thomas Cruise Mapother. born 1962, US film actor; his films include Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1989), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), War of the Worlds (2005), andValkyrie (2008)
Word Origin and History for cruise
v.
1650s, from Dutch kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from Latin crux; cf. the sense evolution in cognate cross (v.). Related: Cruised; cruising. As a noun from 1706.
Slang definitions & phrases for cruise
cruise
verb
To drive slowly and watchfully in the streets, walk about vigilantly in bars and parties, etc, looking for a sex partner •Streetwalkers were called cruisers by about 1900: He started cruising the singles bars(1903+)
To make a sexual approach: I dated girls but at the same time was still cruising guys/ But what happens if, after cruising chicks you find yourself with a more cerebral companion?(1940s+)
To be smoothly going about one's business: He was still ''cruising nice and mellow'' from an acid trip two nights before(1960s+)