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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)
3.
to proceed or pass back and forth; be arranged in a crisscross pattern: The streets in that part of town crisscross confusingly.
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adjective
4.
Also, criss·crossed. having many crossing lines, paths, etc.
adverb
7.
in a crisscross manner; crosswise.
8.
awry; askew.
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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 | |
| 3. | (esp of a number of lines) crossing one another in different directions |
| —n | |
| 4. | a pattern made of crossing lines |
| 5. | a US term for noughts and crosses |
| —adv | |
| 6. | in a crosswise manner or pattern |
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Word Origin & History
crisscross
1818, from M.E. crist(s)-crosse "Christ's cross." Used today without awareness of origin.
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