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crisscross

[ kris-kraws, -kros ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to move back and forth over:

    students crisscrossing the field on their way to school.

  2. to mark with crossing lines.


verb (used without object)

  1. to proceed or pass back and forth; be arranged in a crisscross pattern:

    The streets in that part of town crisscross confusingly.

adjective

  1. Also ³¦°ù¾±²õ²õc°ù´Ç²õ²õ±ð»å. having many crossing lines, paths, etc.

noun

  1. a crisscross mark, pattern, etc.

adverb

  1. in a crisscross manner; crosswise.
  2. awry; askew.

crisscross

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪ²õËŒ°ì°ùÉ’²õ /

verb

  1. to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
  2. to mark with or consist of a pattern of crossing lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (esp of a number of lines) crossing one another in different directions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a pattern made of crossing lines
  2. a US term for noughts and crosses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a crosswise manner or pattern
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crisscross1

First recorded in 1810–20; variant of christcross
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Broadway shows, world-class art and concerts that crisscross the musical spectrum descend on L.A. this spring.

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Men looking out over the city from balconies or gazing at it through the crisscrossed steel girders of a bridge.

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But just as important as the literal ridges that crisscross the land are the meteorological ridges that exist in the atmosphere.

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Since then, Bane has crisscrossed L.A., delivering curated book boxes for educators.

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