# cross the line

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
2. To finish a race.
3. To achieve completion of something.
4. To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
5. To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cross-the-line