What does crosse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crosse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crosse in French.

The word crosse in French means stick, butt, crozier, crosier, lacrosse, arch, pistol-whip, give a hard time, masturbate, cheat, swindle, rifle butt, hockey stick, aortic arch. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crosse

stick

nom féminin (bâton recourbé) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le hockeyeur a reçu un coup de crosse sur le nez.
The player was smacked on the nose by a hockey stick.

butt

nom féminin (poignée d'une arme à feu) (rifle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crosse de sa Winchester calée sur la hanche, Pat Garrett me fixait droit dans les yeux.
With the butt of his Winchester propped on his hip, Pat Garrett looked me right in the eye.

crozier, crosier

nom féminin (bâton d'évêque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crosse et la mitre sont les attributs de l'évêque.
The crozier (or: crosier) and the mitre are the objects associated with a bishop.

lacrosse

(Can (sport nord-américain) (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

arch

nom féminin (Médecine : extrémité recourbée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crosse de l'aorte était particulièrement visible à la radio.
The arch of the aorta was particularly visible on the X-ray.

pistol-whip

verbe transitif (peu courant (frapper à coups de crosse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

give a hard time

verbe transitif (vieux, argot (traiter [qqn] durement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On crosse souvent les nouveaux pour les bizuter.

masturbate

verbe pronominal (Can, vulgaire (se masturber)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

cheat, swindle

verbe transitif (Can, vulgaire (tromper, arnaquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

rifle butt

nom féminin (partie d'arme touchant l'épaule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hockey stick

nom féminin (bâton pour frapper le palet, la balle) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

aortic arch

nom féminin (partie de l'aorte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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