- to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- to mark with or consist of a pattern of crossing lines
- (esp of a number of lines) crossing one another in different directions
- a pattern made of crossing lines
- in a crosswise manner or pattern
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
criss•cross /ˈkrɪsˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɑs/USA pronunciation
v.
adj. [before a noun]
n. [countable]
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024- to pass back and forth over:[~ + object]The traveling salesman crisscrossed the country.
- to be arranged in a crisscross pattern:[no object]The lines of the highways on the map crisscrossed in front of me.
adj. [before a noun]
- Also, ˈcrissˌcrossed. having many crossing lines, paths, or the like:peasant skirts with beautiful crisscross designs.
n. [countable]
- a crisscross mark, pattern, etc.
adv.
- in a crisscross manner;
crosswise.
criss•cross
(kris′krôs′, -kros′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
adj.
n.
adv.
- to move back and forth over:students crisscrossing the field on their way to school.
- to mark with crossing lines.
v.i.
- to proceed or pass back and forth;
be arranged in a crisscross pattern:The streets in that part of town crisscross confusingly.
adj.
- Also, criss′crossed′. having many crossing lines, paths, etc.
n.
- a crisscross mark, pattern, etc.
- tick-tack-toe.
adv.
- in a crisscross manner;
crosswise. - awry;
askew.
- variant of christcross 1810–20
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crisscross /ˈkrɪsˌkrɒs/ vb
'crisscross' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chiasmus
- cross bridging
- faggoting
- fagoting
- lamella
- latticing
- noughts and crosses
- open-web
- plaid
- quilt