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Definitions of across
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From side to side; laid over something so as to cross it. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Webster Dictionary DB
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From side to side; crosswise; from one side to another. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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From side to side; over; beyond; crosswise. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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From side to side; opposed to along; passing over at any angle; contrarily; in opposition. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet across" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. Webster Dictionary DB
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Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. Webster Dictionary DB
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From one side to the other. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.