crisscross

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkrɪsˌkrɔːs/ UK /ˈkrɪs.krɒs/ See IPA manual

Freq #46382

Meanings

1

verb
to cross an area repeatedly in different directions, or to form a pattern of intersecting lines

Footpaths crisscross the hills above the village.
2

adj
forming or marked by a pattern of crossing lines

A crisscross lattice supported the climbing roses.
3

noun
a pattern or arrangement of intersecting lines

The map showed a crisscross of old irrigation channels.
4

adv
in a pattern that repeatedly crosses from side to side

The cords were tied crisscross over the lid.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cross an area repeatedly... intersect cross traverse

2 adj · forming or marked by a... crosshatchedintersecting

3 noun · a pattern or arrangement of... crosshatchlattice

4 adv · in a pattern that... crosswise

Opposites

parallel

Word family

Forms crisscrossed

Derived forms crisscrossedcrisscrossing

Related forms crosscrosshatchlattice

Etymology

From earlier criss-cross, an alteration of Christ-cross. The expression referred to the cross mark formerly printed in hornbooks and used as a written sign; it later came to mean any crossing pattern or movement back and forth.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# crisscross

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj, noun, adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɪsˌkrɔːs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɪs.krɒs/
**Frequency rank:** 46382

## Meanings
1. to cross an area repeatedly in different directions, or to form a pattern of intersecting lines
2. forming or marked by a pattern of crossing lines
3. a pattern or arrangement of intersecting lines
4. in a pattern that repeatedly crosses from side to side

## Examples
- Footpaths crisscross the hills above the village.
- A crisscross lattice supported the climbing roses.
- The map showed a crisscross of old irrigation channels.
- The cords were tied crisscross over the lid.

## Synonyms
- intersect
- crosshatch
- traverse
- crosswise

## Antonyms
- parallel

## Derived Forms
- crisscrossed
- crisscrossing

## Related Forms
- cross
- crosshatch
- lattice

## Etymology
From earlier criss-cross, an alteration of Christ-cross. The expression referred to the cross mark formerly printed in hornbooks and used as a written sign; it later came to mean any crossing pattern or movement back and forth.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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