Home › Words › C › crossbodycrossbodycrossbody means of a bag or belt etc., worn diagonally across the body.EtymologyFrom cross- + body.adjOf a bag or belt etc., worn diagonally across the body.e.g.“crossbody bag”nouna move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bandolierwise 66% match — In the manner of a bandolier, looped over the shoulder on one side and under the arm on the other. vs crossbody →crossbelt 64% match — A shoulder belt. vs crossbody →crossbelted 62% match — Wearing, or fitted with, a crossbelt. vs crossbody →baldric 60% match — A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely), any belt. vs crossbody →bandoliered 58% match — Wearing a bandolier. vs crossbody →bodyworn 57% match — Worn on the body. vs crossbody →handbaggy 56% match — Resembling or characteristic of a handbag. vs crossbody →baldricwise 56% match — In the manner of a baldric. vs crossbody →