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From one side to the other of (something).
.expression movement over a place or region.
.expression position or orientation.
.used with an expression of measurement.
.with reference to a crossword puzzle answer that reads horizontally.
.I ran across the street .
.they lived across the street from one another.
.can grow to 4 feet across.
.19 across.
across by Daniel667 May 23, 2018
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across the street hot 

Someone who looks good from across the street but is butt-ugly upon taking a closer look. Common with drug users and ugly people.
me: Damn look at her!

you: forget about it man, she's across the street hot - I was just over there.
across the street hot by sneekix November 24, 2006

across the board 

the same amount of something applying to everyone evenly within a certain group.
I heard the pay at this company is a g-note a week, across the board...that true man?
across the board by hipster November 18, 2004

across the pond 

Often used to go to USA to the UK, and vice versa. Basically, an other word for the Atlantic Ocean
"I'm going across the pond in February, it'll be great!"
across the pond by Goose-UK May 4, 2008

Across the Universe

A wonderfully amazing song by the Beatles. Also, it is an AMAZING movie, made of all Beatles songs, characters based off of Beatles songs, and amazing interpretation of the Beatles songs!
"The Beatles song, Across the Universe is great!"

"So is the movie!!!"

Across the Universe

One of the best films since Edward Scissorhands. It contains Beatles songs, talented actors/actresses, romance, sadness, happiness, art, and it is set in a decade where there were things to live for.
Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.

Army Sergeant: Is there any reason you shouldn't serve in the United States Army?
Max: I'm a cross-dressing homosexual pacifist with a spot on my lung.
Army Sergeant: As long as you don't have flat feet...

Me: I love Across the Universe!
Friend: Jim Sturgess is hot.
Me: Oh, yes, he is.

Across the Spiderverse 

The sequel to Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and also a Baller ass movie
Guy 1: Hey have you watched Across the Spiderverse?
Guy 2: Yes
*Guy 1 and 2 start making out*
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