cruise

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cruise/kruːz/
verb
  • 1 sail, travel, or move slowly around without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

    ■ travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed.

  • 2 achieve an objective with ease: Millwall cruised to a 2–0 win.
  • 3 informal wander about in search of a sexual partner.
noun an instance of cruising, especially a holiday consisting of a voyage calling in at several places.
– origin C17: prob. from Du. kruisen ‘to cross’.
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