Cruise

noun

1. TomThomas Cruise Mapother, 4th, born 1962, U.S. film actor.

verb

1. (intr) to make a trip by sea in a liner for pleasure, usually calling at a number of ports
2. to sail or travel over (a body of water) for pleasure in a yacht, cruiser, etc
3. (intr) to search for enemy vessels in a warship
4. (intr) (of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel) to travel at a moderate and efficient speed
5. (intr) informal to search the streets or other public places for a sexual partner

noun

6. an act or instance of cruising, esp a trip by sea

noun

1. Tom. original name Thomas Cruise Mapother. born 1962, US film actor; his films include Risky Business (1983), Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1989), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), War of the Worlds (2005), and Valkyrie (2008)

v.

1650s, from Dutch kruisen “to cross, sail to and fro,” from kruis “cross,” from Latin crux; cf. the sense evolution in cognate cross (v.). Related: Cruised; cruising. As a noun from 1706.