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March 02, 2016 Word of the Day

crisscross /ˈkrɪsˌkrɑːs/ verb
crisscross
/ˈkrɪsˌkrɑːs/
verb

crisscrosses; crisscrossed; crisscrossing

A crisscrossing pattern of wires
A crisscrossing pattern of wires
Definition of CRISSCROSS

1 : to form a pattern on (something) with lines that cross each other

[+ object]

  • Several highways crisscross the state.

[no object]

  • shoelaces that crisscross over the top of the shoe

2 [+ object] : to go from one side of (something) to the other side and come back again

  • Tourists crisscrossed the lake from morning until night.

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