(Preposition)ACROSS

BLAZE ACROSS: writtten in such a way as cathches attention. The news

of war blazed across the newspapers.

COME ACROSS: meet someone, find a person etc experience something. I

have never come across such an event.

COME ACROSS: make an impression. I thought he would come across as a common man.

*CONIC ACROSS: meet.

CUT ACROSS: said of people who agree on an issue though they disagree

on most other issues. The issue made them cut across party lines.

GET ACROSS: be understood. My idea got across the audience.

POP ACROSS: bring or take something  across quickly. She poped  the

letter across into the letter box.

POUR ACROSS: move in  a continuous stream. Pilgrims pour across the

pilgrim centre in season.

POUR ACROSS: move across in a stream. Molten lava poured across the valley.

PUT ACROSS: succeed in explaining your ideas etc. The speaker put his

views across the audience.

PUT ACROSS: put something across another. They put a plank across the stream.

RIP ACROSS: tear or cut across. She ripped the cheque across in anger.

RUN ACROSS: run from one side to another. The sheep ran across the field.

SEE ACROSS: giude, escort. I saw a blind man safely acroos the road.

SEND ACROSS: send something from one side to other. Send across the

servant to fetch some oil.

STUMBLE ACROSS: discover by chance. They stumbled across  a beautiful cave.

AMBLE ALONG/ACROSS:walk in a slow or relaxed manner. The stragner

ambled along the road.

BEND ACROSS/TOWARDS: move towards. She bent across the table to say

something to her husband.

BOUNCE ACROSS/ALONG/IN: move with a lot of energy and very quickly.

The girl bounced in the hall.

DRAW UP/ASIDE/ACROSSS:make a persons move by pulling gently. Rita drew

me aside to whisper something.

HEAD FOR/TOWARDS/ACROSS:go in a particular direction. The traveller

headed for her hotel.

HITCH ACROSS/AROUND/ TO: ask for a free side from drivers of passing

by cars etc. She hitched all her way to New Jersy.

HUMP ALONG/ACROSS/DOWN:to carry something heavy. She could not hump

along the sack of rice.

JUMP ACROSS/OVER/INTO:to push oneself up.The dog jumped across the

wall and disappeared.

LASH AGAINST/DOWN/ACROSS:to hit violently. The waves lashed against the rocks.

LAKE ALONG/ACROSS/UP:to run by taking long steps. The deer loped up in

the forest.

LURCH ALONG/ACROSS/INTO: to move suddenly sideways or forward. The

boat lurched along sideways.

MARCH ACROSS/ALONG/THROUGH: move quickly with regular and steady

steps. The troops marched across the forest.

MINCE ACROSS/DOWN/ALONG:to walk in an unnatural fashion, taking short

steps and moving hips. The lady was found minicing across the street.

PUFF IN/ACROSS/ALONG:send, drive, across. The steam engine puffed

smoke in the air.

RIDE AWAY/ACROSS/BACK:ride an animal and move. He rode away across the forest.

SCURRY ALONG/ACROSS:move in a hurry. A cat scurried along the bushes.

SPRINT ALONG/ACROSS/UP:run fast for a short distance.He sprinted

across the meadow.

THUNDER ALONG/ACROSS/AWAY:move across  with a continuous loud noise.

The shatabdi express thundered across the bridge.

WADE ACROSS/THROUGH: walk through shallow water. We waded across knee

deep water.

WEAVE ACROSS/THROUGH: move through by turning and changing direction.

I weaved my way through the crowd.

WHIP ACROSS/AROUND: move quickly and violently. The wind whipped

around the trees.