crisscross

(krĭs'krôs', -krŏs')

v., -crossed, -cross·ing, -cross·es.

v.tr.

1. To mark with crossing lines.
2. To move back and forth through or over: crisscrossed the country on a speaking tour.

v.intr.
To move back and forth.

n.

1. A mark or pattern made of crossing lines.
2. A state of being at conflicting or contrary purposes.

adj.
Crossing one another or marked by crossings.

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).]

verb

To pass through or over: cross, crosscut, cut across, decussate, intersect. See meet.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marking consisting of crossing lines
  Synonyms: cross, mark

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The verb crisscross has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: cross in a pattern, often random

Meaning #2: mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines

Meaning #3: mark with a pattern of crossing lines

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The adjective crisscross has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked with crossing lines
  Synonym: crisscrossed

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The adverb crisscross has one meaning:

Meaning #1: crossing one another in opposite directions

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krydsogtværs-mønster, netværk
adj. - på kryds og tværs, siksak-
adv. - på kryds og tværs
v. tr. - markere med krydsogtværs-mønster
v. intr. - krydses gentagne gange, gå på kryds og tværs

Français (French)
n. - enchevêtrement
adj. - en croisillons
adv. - en croisillons
v. tr. - sillonner, traverser de part en part
v. intr. - s'entrecroiser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gewirr, Kreuzundquer
adj. - gekreuzt
adv. - kreuz und quer
v. - kreuz und quer laufen, (sich) kreuzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δικτυωτός, σταυρωτός

Italiano (Italian)
incrociare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - riscar
adj. - riscado
n. - assinatura (f) em cruz (como faz o analfabeto), jogo (m) de linhas cruzadas, maré (f)

Русский (Russian)
расчерчивать

Español (Spanish)
n. - entrecruzar
adj. - cruz, líneas cruzadas
adv. - cruzándose, en direcciones opuestas
v. tr. - entrecruzar
v. intr. - entrecruzarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - korsa m linjer, genomkorsa, korsa varandra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
十字记号, 十字形, 矛盾, 互相交叉成十字的, 十字交叉地, 使交叉成十字状, 交叉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 十字記號, 十字形, 矛盾
adj. - 互相交叉成十字的
adv. - 十字交叉地
v. tr. - 使交叉成十字狀
v. intr. - 交叉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열십자, 엇갈림, 혼란상태
adj. - 열십자의, 엇갈린, 성마른
adv. - 열십자로, 교차되어, 의도에 반하여
v. tr. - 종횡으로 움직이다, 열십자를 그리다
v. intr. - 종횡으로 움직이다, 교차하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 十文字, 十字形
v. - 十字を書く, 交差する

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעשה תשבץ, קווים מצטלבים‬
adj. - ‮מצטלב, מסומן בצלב, אלכסוני‬
adv. - ‮במצולב, שתי וערב, באלכסון, לרוחב‬
v. tr. - ‮רישת, סימן בשתי וערב‬
v. intr. - ‮הצטלב‬

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