Cross vs. Hook — What's the Difference?
Edited by Tayyaba Rehman — By Urooj Arif — Updated on May 2, 2024
A cross is a straight punch thrown across the body using the rear hand, while a hook is a semi-circular punch delivered using the lead or rear hand.
Difference Between Cross and Hook
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Key Differences
A cross is primarily used in boxing to exploit openings in an opponent’s guard, particularly when they are off-balance. Whereas, a hook is effective for catching an opponent from the side, breaking through their lateral defenses.
The cross is executed with the rear hand shooting straight across the shoulder line to the target, generating power through rotation of the body. On the other hand, a hook utilizes a pivoting motion of the body and feet, swinging the arm in a horizontal arc towards the opponent.
Typically, a cross reaches longer distances due to its direct path, making it suitable for mid-range combat. In contrast, a hook is best used at close range, capitalizing on its wide, sweeping motion to generate power.
The cross punch is quicker and less telegraphed compared to the hook, making it a subtler strike in combat situations. Conversely, a hook requires more body movement and time to execute, which can be more predictable but also more devastating if landed.
In terms of defense, throwing a cross leaves a fighter less exposed to counter-attacks due to its straightforward trajectory and quicker retraction. However, throwing a hook exposes the side and back more significantly, making a fighter vulnerable to counters.
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Comparison Chart
Type of Punch
Straight
Semi-circular
Execution Hand
Rear hand
Lead or rear hand
Effective Range
Mid-range
Close range
Power Generation
Body rotation, direct path
Pivoting body and feet, horizontal arc
Defensive Exposure
Minimal, quick retraction
Higher, due to wider movement
Compare with Definitions
Cross
A straight power punch thrown with the rear hand.
He landed a powerful cross right to his opponent’s jaw.
Hook
A punch delivered in a semi-circular path to target the side of an opponent.
The fighter's hook swung wide, aiming for the cheek.
Cross
Used to penetrate straight through the opponent’s defense.
The boxer's cross cut through the air, targeting the nose.
Hook
Can be thrown with either the lead or rear hand.
His left hook came swiftly after a right jab.
Cross
Requires body rotation to maximize power.
Rotating his torso, he delivered a sharp cross.
Hook
Effective at close range, often used to reach around guards.
Up close, he threw a hook that circled past the guard.
Cross
Less risky in terms of defensive exposure.
His cross was quick, allowing him to immediately guard up.
Hook
Leaves the fighter more open to counters.
His hook was powerful but left his flank exposed.
Cross
Typically follows a jab, creating effective combinations.
After a quick jab, he threw a cross to complete the combo.
Hook
Involves substantial body and foot pivoting.
With a pivot on his foot, he unleashed a strong hook.
Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally.
Hook
A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved or indented, such that it can be used to grab onto, connect, or otherwise attach itself onto another object. In a number of uses, one end of the hook is pointed, so that this end can pierce another material, which is then held by the curved or indented portion.
Cross
A mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×)
Place a cross against the preferred choice
Hook
A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
Cross
An upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.
Hook
A fishhook.
Cross
An animal or plant resulting from cross-breeding; a hybrid
A Galloway and shorthorn cross
Hook
A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
Cross
A pass of the ball across the field towards the centre close to one's opponents' goal
Beckham's low cross was turned into the net by Cole
Hook
A short angled or curved line on a letter.
Cross
Go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.)
A shadow of apprehension crossed her face
Two paths crossed the field
We crossed over the bridge
She has crossed the Atlantic twice
Hook
A sickle.
Cross
Pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect
The two lines cross at 90°
Hook
A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
Cross
Draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross
Voters should ask one question before they cross today's ballot paper
Hook
A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
Cross
Pass (the ball) across the field towards the centre when attacking
He could not get to the line to cross the ball
Powell crossed from the left
Hook
A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
Cross
Cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to breed with one of another species, breed, or variety
Many animals of the breed were crossed with the closely related Guernsey
Hook
A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement
A sales hook.
Cross
Oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
No one dared cross him
Hook
(Music) A catchy motif or refrain
"sugary hard rock melodies [and] ear candy hooks" (Boston Globe).
Cross
Annoyed
He seemed to be very cross about something
Hook
A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm.
Cross
An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
Hook
The course of a ball that curves in a direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
Cross
Often Cross The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
Hook
A stroke that sends a ball on such a course.
Cross
A crucifix.
Hook
A ball propelled on such a course.
Cross
Any of various modifications of the cross design, such as a Latin cross or Maltese cross.
Hook
In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
Cross
A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross.
Hook
(Baseball) A curve ball.
Cross
Cross The Christian religion; Christianity.
Hook
(Basketball) A hook shot.
Cross
(Christianity) The sign of the cross.
Hook
To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
Cross
A trial, affliction, or frustration.
Hook
(Informal) To snare.
Cross
A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines, especially such a mark (X) used as a signature.
Hook
(Slang) To steal; snatch.
Cross
A movement from one place to another, as on a stage; a crossing.
Hook
To fasten by a hook.
Cross
A pipe fitting with four branches in upright and transverse form, used as a junction for intersecting pipes.
Hook
To pierce or gore with a hook.
Cross
(Biology) A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding; a hybrid.
Hook
To take strong hold of; captivate
A novel that hooked me on the very first page.
Cross
One that combines the qualities of two other things
A novel that is a cross between romance and satire.
Hook
To cause to become addicted.
Cross
A hook thrown over an opponent's punch in boxing.
Hook
To make (a rug) by looping yarn through canvas with a type of hook.
Cross
A pass made into the center of the field to a player in position to score, especially in soccer.
Hook
To hit with a hook in boxing.
Cross
(Law) An act or instance of cross-examining; a cross-examination.
Hook
To hit (a golf ball) in a hook.
Cross
The Southern Cross.
Hook
(Baseball) To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
Cross
(Slang) A contest whose outcome has been dishonestly prearranged.
Hook
(Basketball) To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.
Cross
To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other
Crossed the room to greet us.
A bridge that crosses the bay.
Hook
(Sports) To impede the progress of (an opponent in ice hockey) by holding or restraining the player with one's stick, in violation of the rules.
Cross
To carry or conduct across something
Crossed the horses at the ford.
Hook
To bend like a hook.
Cross
To extend or pass through or over; intersect
Elm Street crosses Oak Street.
Hook
To fasten by means of a hook or a hook and eye.
Cross
(Sports) To propel (a ball or puck) as a cross, as in soccer.
Hook
(Slang) To work as a prostitute.
Cross
To delete by drawing a line through
Crossed tasks off her list as she did them.
Hook
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
Cross
To eliminate or dismiss as unimportant or undesirable
“He thought about Mr. Fraser and crossed him off as an unknown quantity” (Scott O'Dell).
Hook
A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
Cross
To make or put a line across
Cross and divide a circle.
Hook
Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
Cross
To place crosswise one over the other
Cross one's legs.
Hook
The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
Cross
To make the sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion or blessing.
Hook
The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
Cross
To encounter in passing
His path crossed mine.
Hook
A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
Cross
To combine the qualities of two things
A movie that crosses horror with humor.
Hook
A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
Cross
To interfere with; thwart or obstruct
Don't cross me.
Hook
A snare; a trap.
Cross
To betray or deceive; double-cross. Often used with up.
Hook
(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
Cross
(Biology) To crossbreed or cross-fertilize (plants or animals).
Hook
(informal) Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
Cross
(Law) To cross-examine.
Hook
(agriculture) A field sown two years in succession.
Cross
To lie or pass across each other; intersect.
Hook
(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
Cross
To move or extend from one side to another
Crossed through Canada en route to Alaska.
Hook
(narratology) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
Cross
To make a crossing
Crossed into Germany from Switzerland.
Hook
A finesse.
Cross
To meet in passing; come into conjunction
Their paths crossed at the health club.
Hook
A jack (the playing card).
Cross
To move or be conveyed in opposite directions at the same time
Our letters must have crossed in the mail.
Hook
(geography) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
Cross
(Biology) To crossbreed or cross-fertilize.
Hook
(music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
The song's hook snared me.
Cross
Lying or passing crosswise; intersecting
A cross street.
Hook
A ship's anchor.
Cross
Contrary or counter; opposing.
Hook
(programming) Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
Cross
Showing ill humor; annoyed.
Hook
(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
Cross
Involving interchange; reciprocal.
Hook
(typography) a diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
Cross
Crossbred; hybrid.
Hook
A háček.
Cross
Crosswise.
Hook
Senses relating to sports.
Cross
Across.
Hook
(baseball) A curveball.
He threw a hook in the dirt.
Cross
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
Hook
(basketball) a basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
Cross
(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
Hook
(bowling) A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
Cross
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
Hook
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
The heavyweight delivered a few powerful hooks that staggered his opponent.
Cross
(Christianity) Usually with the: the cross on which Christ was crucified.
Hook
(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
Cross
(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
She made the cross after swearing.
Hook
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
Cross
(Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
Hook
Any of the chevrons denoting rank.
Cross
(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
It's a cross I must bear.
Hook
(slang) A prostitute.
Cross
The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
A quick cross of the road.
Hook
A pickpocket.
Cross
(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Hook
(surfing) shoulder
Cross
(by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
Hook
A knee-shaped wooden join connecting the keel to the stem (post forming the frontmost part of the bow) or the sternpost in cog-like vessels or similar vessels.
Heel knee
Cross
(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
Hook
(transitive) To attach a hook to.
Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
Cross
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
Hook
(transitive) To catch with a hook hook a fish.
He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
Cross
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
Hook
(transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
Cross
A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
Hook
(transitive) To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.
Cross
(obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
Hook
(transitive) To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
She's only here to try to hook a husband.
A free trial is a good way to hook customers.
Cross
Church lands.
Hook
To steal.
Cross
A line drawn across or through another line.
Hook
(transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together).
If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network.
Cross
(surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Hook
To make addicted; to captivate.
He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth.
I watched one episode of that TV series and now I'm hooked.
Cross
A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
Hook
To play a hook shot.
Cross
(Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
Hook
(rugby) To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
Cross
(cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
Hook
To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)
The opposing team's forward hooked me, but the referee didn't see it, so no penalty.
Cross
(slang) crossfire.
Hook
To swerve a ball; kick or throw a ball so it swerves or bends.
Cross
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
Hook
To engage in prostitution.
I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window.
Cross
(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.
Hook
(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
Cross
Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
Hook
To finesse.
Cross
Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
She was rather cross about missing her train on the first day of the job.
Please don't get cross at me. (or) Please don't get cross with me.
Hook
(transitive) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
Cross
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Cross interrogatories
Cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other
Hook
(intransitive) To move or go with a sudden turn.
Cross
(nautical) Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
Hook
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
Cross
(archaic) across
She walked cross the mountains.
Hook
That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
Cross
Cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.
Hook
An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.
Cross
To make or form a cross.
Hook
See Eccentric, and V-hook.
Cross
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
She frowned and crossed her arms.
Hook
A snare; a trap.
Cross
To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
To cross the letter t
Hook
A field sown two years in succession.
Cross
To mark with an X.
Cross the box which applies to you.
Hook
The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; - called also hook bones.
Cross
To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.W
Hook
A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
Cross
To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
Hook
The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball; in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer who struck the ball.
Cross
(transitive) To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
Hook
A procedure within the encoding of a computer program which allows the user to modify the program so as to import data from or export data to other programs.
Cross
To move relatively.
Hook
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
Hook him, my poor dear, . . . at any sacrifice.
Cross
(transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
You need to cross the street at the lights.
Hook
To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
Cross
(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
Ships crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
Hook
To steal.
Cross
(transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
Hook
To bend; to curve as a hook.
Cross
(sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.
Hook
To move or go with a sudden turn;
Cross
(social) To oppose.
Hook
A catch for locking a door
Cross
(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
"You'll rue the day you tried to cross me, Tom Hero!" bellowed the villain.
Hook
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Cross
To interfere and cut off ; to debar.
Hook
Anything that serves as an enticement
Cross
(legal) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
Hook
A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Cross
(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.
Hook
A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
Cross
(transitive) To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
Hook
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
He tooks lessons to cure his hooking
Cross
A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals.
Nailed to the crossBy his own nation.
Hook
A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
Cross
The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.
The custom of making the sign of the cross with the hand or finger, as a means of conferring blessing or preserving from evil, is very old.
Before the cross has waned the crescent's ray.
Tis where the cross is preached.
Hook
A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Cross
Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
Heaven prepares a good man with crosses.
Hook
Fasten with a hook
Cross
A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
I should bear no cross if I did bear you; for I think you have no money in your purse.
Hook
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Cross
An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it.
Hook
Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
She sat there crocheting all day
Cross
A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London.
Dun-Edin's Cross, a pillared stone,Rose on a turret octagon.
Hook
Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
Cross
A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.
Hook
Take by theft;
Someone snitched my wallet!
Cross
The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
Five Kentish abbesses . . . .subscribed their names and crosses.
Hook
Make off with belongings of others
Cross
Church lands.
Hook
Hit with a hook;
His opponent hooked him badly
Cross
A line drawn across or through another line.
Hook
Catch with a hook;
Hook a fish
Cross
A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a cross between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler.
Hook
To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Cross
An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Hook
Secure with the foot;
Hook the ball
Cross
A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle.
Hook
Entice and trap;
The car salesman had snared three potential customers
Cross
Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.
The cross refraction of the second prism.
Hook
Approach with an offer of sexual favors;
He was solicited by a prostitute
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Cross
Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
The cross and unlucky issue of my design.
The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously cross to the common experience of mankind.
We are both love's captives, but with fates so cross,One must be happy by the other's loss.
Cross
Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.
He had received a cross answer from his mistress.
Cross
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other.
Cross
Athwart; across.
A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.
Cross
To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms.
Cross
To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t.
Cross
To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.
A hunted hare . . . crosses and confounds her former track.
Cross
To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
Cross
To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
In each thing give him way; cross him in nothing.
An oyster may be crossed in love.
Cross
To interfere and cut off; to debar.
To cross me from the golden time I look for.
Cross
To make the sign of the cross upon; - followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself.
Cross
To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; - usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name.
Cross
To cause to interbreed; - said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.
Cross
To lie or be athwart.
Cross
To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool.
Cross
To be inconsistent.
Men's actions do not always cross with reason.
Cross
To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
If two individuals of distinct races cross, a third is invariably produced different from either.
Cross
A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Cross
Marking consisting of crossing lines
Cross
A cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Cross
Any affliction that causes great suffering;
That is his cross to bear
He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
Cross
An organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;
A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Cross
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Cross
Travel across or pass over;
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Cross
Meet at a point
Cross
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Foil your opponent
Cross
Fold so as to resemble a cross;
She crossed her legs
Cross
To cover or extend over an area or time period;
Rivers traverse the valley floor
The parking lot spans 3 acres
The novel spans three centuries
Cross
Meet and pass;
The trains crossed
Cross
Trace a line through or across;
Cross your `t'
Cross
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties;
Cross a horse and a donkey
Mendel tried crossbreeding
These species do not interbreed
Cross
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis;
Cross members should be all steel
From the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
Transversal vibrations
Transverse colon
Cross
Perversely irritable
Common Curiosities
Which punch is quicker, a cross or a hook?
The cross is generally quicker due to its straight path.
Which punch is more powerful, a cross or a hook?
A hook can be more powerful due to the momentum generated from a wider swing.
When should you use a cross in a fight?
Use a cross when the opponent is directly in front of you and at a medium distance.
What are the risks of using a cross?
While less risky than other punches, a mistimed cross can leave you open to a counter straight punch.
What is a cross in boxing?
A cross is a straight power punch thrown from the rear hand, traveling across the body.
What are the risks of using a hook?
A hook can leave you open to counter-attacks, especially if it misses or is dodged.
Can a cross be used defensively?
Yes, a well-timed cross can interrupt an opponent’s attack and maintain distance.
What is a hook in boxing?
A hook is a punch that travels in a semi-circular motion, effective at close range.
How do you execute a cross punch effectively?
Rotate the torso while extending the rear hand straight towards the target, keeping the opposite hand guarding the face.
How do you execute a hook punch effectively?
Pivot on the balls of your feet, swinging your arm in a horizontal arc while maintaining a bent elbow.
Can a hook be used defensively?
While primarily offensive, a hook can disrupt an opponent’s rhythm if used during their attack.
When should you use a hook in a fight?
Use a hook when you're close to your opponent and need to strike around their guard.
What training drills improve cross punching technique?
Practicing straight punches on a heavy bag and focusing on speed and rotation drills can enhance cross technique.
What training drills improve hook punching technique?
Drills that involve pivoting and swinging on heavy bags can improve hook power and accuracy.
Which punch is more difficult to master, a cross or a hook?
The hook generally requires more skill to master due to the need for precise timing and body coordination.
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