cruise
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Types & categories
- voyage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible
Types & categories
- journey hypernym
Related & opposite
- driving domain topic
Sense 3 verb
travel at a moderate speed
Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- cruiser derivation
- air travel domain topic
Sense 4 verb
look for a sexual partner in a public place
The men were cruising the park
Types & categories
- search hypernym
Sense 5 verb
sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
We were cruising in the Caribbean
Types & categories
- voyage hypernym
Related & opposite
- cruise derivation
- cabin cruiser derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | voyage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | voyage |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | driving |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | journey |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruiser |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | air travel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stooge |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | search |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cabin cruiser |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | voyage |