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  1. 1. n. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks. Source: opted
  4. 4. adv. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Source: opted
  5. 5. adv. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. marked with crossing lines Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adv. crossing one another in opposite directions Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. cross in a pattern, often random Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. mark with a pattern of crossing lines Source: wordnet
  12. 12. 1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write. 2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks. 1. 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. 2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross. Source: webster

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