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    criss-cross
    /ˈkrɪskrɒs/

    noun

    • 1. a pattern of intersecting straight lines or paths: "the blotting paper was marked with a criss-cross of different inks"

    adjective

    • 1. containing a number of straight lines or paths which intersect each other: "the streets ran in a regular criss-cross pattern"

    verb

    • 1. form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on (a place): "the green hill was criss-crossed with a network of sheep tracks"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRISS-CROSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Oct 28, 2017 · CRISS-CROSS definition: 1. to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other: 2. having or making a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › crisscrossCrisscross Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. 1. : a crisscross pattern : network. 2. : the state of being at cross-purposes. also : a confused state. Examples of crisscross in a Sentence. Verb Several highways crisscross the state. shoelaces that crisscross over the top of the shoe Tourists crisscrossed the lake from morning until night.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRISSCROSS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CRISSCROSS definition: to move or exist in a pattern of crossing lines: . Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › crisscrossCRISSCROSS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Crisscross definition: to move back and forth over. See examples of CRISSCROSS used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRISS-CROSS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes. If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other. They criss-crossed the country by bus. American English: criss-cross / ˈkrɪs krɔs /.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRISS-CROSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CRISS-CROSS meaning: 1. to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other: 2. having or making a…. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRISSCROSS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes. If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcriss-cross verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to make a pattern on something with many straight lines that cross each other. criss-cross (something) Searchlights were criss-crossing the sky. The smaller streets criss-cross in a grid pattern. be criss-crossed with something The city is criss-crossed with canals.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › crisscrossCrisscross - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A crisscross is a pattern of lines that cross or intersect. Your favorite shirt might be printed with pink and purple crisscrosses. You might doodle a crisscross pattern during class or stitch crisscrosses on a quilt.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCRISSCROSS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to move or exist in a pattern of crossing lines: [ T ] From the air, we saw highways crisscrossing the farmland below. (Definition of crisscross from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of crisscross. crisscross.