cross swords (English, verb)
expansion: cross swords (third-person singular simple present crosses swords, present participle crossing swords, simple past and past participle crossed swords)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.
glosses: To fight with someone; to duel.
glosses: To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: For males, to urinate simultaneously such that the streams intersect.
tags: idiomatic
vulgar
Forms:
form: crosses swords
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: crossing swords
tags: participle
present
form: crossed swords
tags: participle
past
form: crossed swords
tags: past