cruise /kɹuːz/noun 6verb 10forms 3 noun6 •a trip on a ship over the sea or a lake, usually taken to relax and have funHe departed with the Naniwa and the Hashidate²⁰ for a two day cruise, skirting the Wuchiu and Hui Ch’uan Islands and the shore of Fukien Province. — 1936 •Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases. •A car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group. •(US, informal) A period spent in the Marine Corps.I ended my cruise of four years in the Marine Corps at the first Officers' Training Camp for enlisted men at Quantico […] — 1919 •(slang) A period of reducing the dosage of PEDs instead of cycling them off as opposed to a full-dosed cycle (blast). •A small cup; cruse. verb10 •to travel by ship or boat from place to place, usually for pleasure •to win a game, race, election or other competition easily and by a clear amountGermany cruised to a World Cup victory over the short-handed Australians. •To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency. •to drive or walk slowly around an area, hoping to find someone or something, such as customers •(informal) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll. •(informal) to try to attract a particular person, hoping to have casual sex with themLot of not too bad looking boys there but when M came in I knew right then: him. Very thin & feminine, brown hair fluffed around his sharp featured face. So I began cruising him. — 1970 •to drive in a group with other car lovers at a planned event •(of a baby) to take steps while holding on to furniture, as a stage in learning to walk •(slang) to keep taking a low dose of steroids or similar drugs between periods of high doses, instead of stopping them completely •to go through an area of forest and estimate how much lumber can be cut from its trees formscruised · cruising · cruises
