crisscross
See also: criss-cross
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”)
Verb
crisscross (third-person singular simple present crisscrosses, present participle crisscrossing, simple past and past participle crisscrossed)
- To move back and forth (over something.)
- To mark something with crossed lines.
Translations
move back and forth
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mark something with crossed lines
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Noun
crisscross (plural crisscrosses)
- A pattern of crossed lines.
- A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
- A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Translations
pattern of crossed lines
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Adjective
crisscross (not comparable)
- marked with crossed lines
Translations
marked with crossed lines
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Adverb
crisscross (not comparable)
- crossing one another
Translations
crossing one another
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