The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
cruise
verb /kruːz/Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 [I] to travel on ships for pleasureSailing and boating › [I] If a ship or aircraft cruises, it travels at a continuous speed.Sailing and boatingTravelling by aircraftAviationMovement through the air › [I or T] slang to go around public places looking for someone to have sex with: He spends the weekends cruising the bars.Finding a partner cruising
/ˈkruː.zɪŋ/ noun [U] › Mediterranean/luxury cruising a popular cruising area/groundTravelling
(Definition of cruise verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of cruise
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Relationships: finding a partner, but you might be interested in these topics from the Family and relationships topic area:
- Enemies & rivals
- Family: ancestors & descendants
- Family: informal names
- Family: non-blood relations
- Family: relations in general
- Friendly
- Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
- Marriage: marital status
- Not being friendly
- Relationships: ending & divorce
- Relationships: general words
- Relationships: infidelity
- Weddings
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “cruise”
SMART Thesaurus: Relationships: finding a partner
Synonyms and related words:
- a heavy date idiom
- be on the pull idiom
- chase verb (TRY TO GET)
- computer dating noun
- courtship noun
- date noun (MEETING)
- get lucky idiom
- get together phrasal verb (START)
- go back to sb phrasal verb
- lonely hearts idiom
- marriage bureau noun
- match noun (SUITABLE)
- online dating noun
- pin verb (METAL STICK)
- pursue verb (TRY TO GET)
- single noun
- singles bar noun
- speed dating noun
- together adverb (WITH EACH OTHER)
- woo verb
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
