CRISSCROSS

n. v. adv.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.

2.
n.

A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.

3.
v.

To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.

4.
adv.

In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman.

5.
adv.

With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.