criss-cross
( criss-crosses 3rd person present) ( criss-crossing present participle) ( criss-crossed past tense & past participle ) , crisscross
1 verb 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... V n
Telephone wires criss-cross the street. V n
2 v-recip If two sets of lines or things criss-cross, they cross over each other.
Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid... pl-n V
The roads here are quite a maze, criss-crossing one another in a fashion that at times defies logic. V pron-recip
3 adj A criss-cross pattern or design consists of lines crossing each other.
ADJ n
Slash the tops of the loaves with a sharp serrated knife in a criss-cross pattern.
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