Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To dress in clothing that is usually worn by the opposite sex.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb to dress in the clothes of the other sex.

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  • verb To wear clothes considered to be of the opposite sex.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb dress in the clothes of the other sex

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Examples

  • Kelsey is finishing a year long run in La Cage aux Folles, a role Camille on Wednesday said excited him -- because, she insinuated, he likes to cross-dress.

    Kelsey Grammer Opens Up About Kids, Divorce Jordan Zakarin 2011

  • Some London Conservatives and Ken-haters, who'd convinced themselves that Transport for London was a conspiracy of Communist vegetarians, leaped upon this as proof of hidden agendas to nationalise go-faster stripes, cross-dress Mondeo Man, nationalise the Victoria sponge and so on.

    London's Greens put congestion charging back on the road 2011

  • The Rara bands come out of Voodoo societies that have gay congregations where gay men are permitted to cross-dress with impunity.

    Irene Monroe: The Roots Of Voodoo's Acceptance Of Gays Irene Monroe 2011

  • Kelsey is finishing a year long run in La Cage aux Folles, a role Camille on Wednesday said excited him -- because, she insinuated, he likes to cross-dress.

    Kelsey Grammer Opens Up About Kids, Divorce Jordan Zakarin 2011

  • Some cross-dress to express cross-gender feelings or identities; others crossdress for fun, for emotional comfort, or for sexual arousal.

    RIP, Mike Penner « Dating Jesus 2009

  • The Rara bands come out of Voodoo societies that have gay congregations where gay men are permitted to cross-dress with impunity.

    Irene Monroe: The Roots Of Voodoo's Acceptance Of Gays Irene Monroe 2011

  • The talent agency focuses on young male idols, all of whom are forced to cross-dress during their down time to throw the press off their trails.

    May « 2010 « The Manga Curmudgeon 2010

  • The talent agency focuses on young male idols, all of whom are forced to cross-dress during their down time to throw the press off their trails.

    CMX-cellence 2010

  • Unfortunately, he goes to an all-boys high school, so she has to cross-dress to attend.

    Something huge moves out there, some where close... wen_spencer 2008

  • But redefining marriage from male-female to same-sex, forcing companies to retain male employees who cross-dress at work and ending gender-specific teams and bathrooms in schools -- these are not worth a shrug.

    Chris Kelly: Why You Don't Care About JournoList 2010

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