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cruise 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Dutch; Origin: kruisen 'to make a cross, cruise', from Middle Dutch cruce 'cross', from Latin crux; CROSS2]
[I and T] to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure
::We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter.
::an evening spent cruising the River Seine
[I usually + adverb/preposition] to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc
::We were cruising along at 50 miles per hour.
::We fly at a cruising speed of 500 mph.
[I and T] to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose
::They cruised up and down the coast road.
[I] informal to do something well or successfully, without too much effort
cruise to
::The horse cruised to a three-length win.
[I and T] informal to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner
::We went cruising the singles bars.