(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
Used in a Sentence
cruised
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cruised.
Editorial note
Take the unmanned Chicago subway train that cruised through the failsafes and crashed into another train, two weeks ago.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cruised gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
(transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cruised.
verb
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
verb
(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
verb
(transitive) To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
verb
(ambitransitive, colloquial) To actively seek a romantic partner or casual sexual partner by moving about a particular area; to troll.
Example sentences
Take the unmanned Chicago subway train that cruised through the failsafes and crashed into another train, two weeks ago.
Peaked academically around 15, cruised through the remainder of high school before getting lazy/bored with my chosen degree and quitting uni/college.
I came in, talked to several people, cruised through some coding problems, and left with smiles and handshakes.
Once again, from my experience, things could have changed as I haven't cruised in at least 4 years.
Students would get to see the world as they cruised around the globe.
I cruised through high school without trying and actually made it through undergrad the same way.
I was on a boomer which mostly cruised around at 3 knots staying quietly hidden.
I've cruised through the Proxygen code base and there are definitely some head scratchers.
I'm from Eastern Europe and when I cruised around other countries from the region there were many people who used that too.
Another example is Boko Haram in Nigeria, who's leader dressed up like Tupac in some photos and cruised around in a Mercedes while denouncing the west.
What makes this even more crazy is that the space craft cruised 31 months powered down, from Mars to beyond the orbit of Jupiter and then back.
The guy who cruised though high school and even the early years of college only to crash and burn later on is so common it is a cliche.
Quote examples
> I already explained to you what I meant by "freak", you just cruised right by it.
He once gave an interview with the BBC about IIT's where he said that the IIT's were so difficult that he "cruised through the CMU master's program".
I probably should have just cruised with the guys yesterday but they were so nonchalant about the whole thing I was like "welp, guess only losers see the doc when struck by zeus".
It's not because they are freaks, or gluttons for punishment, or love breaking a sweat." I already explained to you what I meant by "freak", you just cruised right by it.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cruised in a sentence?
Take the unmanned Chicago subway train that cruised through the failsafes and crashed into another train, two weeks ago.
What does cruised mean?
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure.
What part of speech is cruised?
cruised is commonly used as verb.