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Criss Cross Verb ˈkrɪs  Word Origin Straight Lines Cross

Front crisscross
Back criss-cross
adjective, verb
BrE /ˈkrɪs krɒs/
NAmE /ˈkrɪs krɔːs/
adjective
 word origin
[usually before noun]
with many straight lines that cross each other

a criss-cross pattern
criss-cross noun [singular]

a criss-cross of streets
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
[transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth)| ~ sth (with sth)
to make a pattern on sth with many straight lines that cross each other

The city is criss-crossed with canals.
Searchlights were criss-crossing the sky.

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