[kris-kraws, -kros] 
| 1. | to move back and forth over: students crisscrossing the field on their way to school. |
| 2. | to mark with crossing lines. |
| 3. | to proceed or pass back and forth; be arranged in a crisscross pattern: The streets in that part of town crisscross confusingly. |
| 4. | Also, crisscrossed. having many crossing lines, paths, etc. |
| 7. | in a crisscross manner; crosswise. |
| 8. | awry; askew. |
| criss·cross (krĭs'krôs', -krŏs') v. criss·crossed, criss·cross·ing, criss·cross·es v. tr.
To move back and forth. n.
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).] |
