Definition of "cruise" []

• To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance. (verb-intransitive)
• To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion: "A whole cache of babies . . . cruised imperiously in their strollers, propelled by their mothers or by pairs of grandmothers” ( Anne Tyler). (verb-intransitive)
• To travel at a constant speed or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period. (verb-intransitive)
• Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something: taxis cruising for fares. (verb-intransitive)
• Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The word cruise conjures up a different notion in every individual."
• "I hope this cruise is a sucess for everyone involved."
• "ROBERTS: Yes, it's a 360-foot, what they call a cruise ship, really it's more like a large river boat, if you will."