cross the line verb5 •To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the equipment. •To finish a race. •To achieve completion of something. •To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. •To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction. formscrossed the line · crossing the line · crosses the line