crisscross

criss·cross

 (krĭs′krôs′, -krŏs′)

v. criss·crossed, criss·cross·ing, criss·cross·es

v.tr.

1. To mark with crossing lines.

2. To move back and forth through or over: crisscrossed the country on a speaking tour.

v.intr.

To move back and forth.

n.

1. A mark or pattern made of crossing lines.

2. A state of being at conflicting or contrary purposes.

adj.

Crossing one another or marked by crossings.

adv.

In a manner or direction that crosses or is marked by crossings.

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[Alteration of Middle English Cristcrosse, mark of a cross, short for Cristcross (me speed), may Christ's cross (give me success).]

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crisscross

(ˈkrɪsˌkrɒs)

vb

1. to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern

2. to mark with or consist of a pattern of crossing lines

adj

(esp of a number of lines) crossing one another in different directions

n

3. a pattern made of crossing lines

4. (Games, other than specified) a US term for noughts and crosses

adv

in a crosswise manner or pattern

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criss•cross

(ˈkrɪsˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs)

v.t.

1. to move back and forth over.

2. to mark with crossing lines.

v.i.

3. to pass back and forth; be arranged in a crisscross pattern.

adj.

4. Also, criss′crossed`. having many crossing lines, paths, or the like.

n.

5. a crisscross mark, pattern, etc.

adv.

6. in a crisscross manner; crosswise.

[1810–20; alter. of christcross figure of a cross]

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crisscross

Past participle: crisscrossed
Gerund: crisscrossing

Imperative

crisscross

crisscross

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crisscross - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other cross, mark marking - a pattern of marks
Verb	1.	crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
	2.	crisscross - mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face" line - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
	3.	crisscross - mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
Adj.	1.	crisscross - marked with crossing lines crisscrossed reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"
Adv.	1.	crisscross - crossing one another in opposite directions

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crisscross

verb

To pass through or over:

cross, crosscut, cut across, decussate, intersect.

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Translations

крест-накрест

crisscross

n → Kreuzundquer nt

adj pattern → Kreuz-

adv → kreuz und quer

vt → mit einem Kreuzmuster versehen

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crisscross

a. cruzado-a, entrelazado-a;

adv. en cruz.

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