crisscross
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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.
[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
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Noun | 1. | crisscross - a marking that consists of lines that cross each other 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 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
verbTo pass through or over:
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crisscross
a. cruzado-a, entrelazado-a;
adv. en cruz.
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