Crisscross (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cross in a pattern, often random.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The laser beams crisscross the darkened room in a dazzling display of light and sound.
- The hiker's footprints crisscross the forest, making it difficult to follow a single trail.
- Grapevines crisscross the trellis, providing a lush canopy of leaves and fruit.
- The multiple paths crisscross the campus, allowing students to take different routes to class.
- The zip lines crisscross the theme park, giving riders an exhilarating view of the grounds.
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Worn hiking trails crisscrossed the rugged mountain terrain.
- Deep lines crisscrossed the well-worn saddle.
- Old scars crisscrossed the surface of the hockey player's face.
- A network of fine cracks crisscrossed the surface of the vase.
- Fresh tire tracks crisscrossed the dusty, unsealed road.
Related Words
Meaning 3
Mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Using a pencil, carefully crisscross the entire fabric with a grid pattern to help guide your stitching.
- The artist began by crisscrossing the canvas with a series of delicate lines that seemed to dance across the surface.
- Crisscross the cardboard sheet with packing tape to add extra reinforcement during the move.
- She crisscrossed the park with her metal detector, slowly making her way across the entire area.
- The surveyor crisscrossed the land with measuring tape and stakes to mark out the perimeter of the property.