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crisscross
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criss·cross  (krskrôs, -krs)
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.

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

crisscross
Verb
to move in or mark with a crosswise pattern
Adjective
(of lines) crossing one another in different directions
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crisscrosscrisscross - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
marking - a pattern of marks
Verb1.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
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
Translations
crisscross [ˈkrɪskrɔs] adjentrelazado, entrecruzado
vtentrecruzar(se)
crisscross [ˈkrɪskrɔs] adjentrecroisé(e)en croisillons
vtsillonner;
crisscross pattern → croisillons mpl
crisscross [ˈkrɪskrɔs] adj (pattern) → Kreuz-


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