0 past participle, past simple of criss-cross
1 to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other:
They constituted an indispensable private sphere for petty business, societies of women and the town-country relationships which criss-crossed institutional and urban boundaries.
They criss-crossed the country more than once, making stops for shows in forty-six of the then forty-eight states.
The relief is undulating to hilly, criss-crossed by river tributaries and valleys for which a twin-terrace pattern is often observed.
Trade routes evidently criss-crossed the region but trade is by no means incompatible with conflict, as the experience of the northwestern region demonstrates.
We should not let the relatively good aggregate figures for social capital confuse us into summoning up the image of a polity uniformly criss-crossed by organizational networks and participatory citizens.
Bridging between the two solids is a transparent element criss-crossed by long-span ramps, from which students enjoy panoramic views of the campus and can in turn be seen from outside.
It is criss-crossed with footpaths, and until recently the grass of the hill came right down to the pavements of the roads surrounding it.
This has been such a non-party debate that the red lines on the carpet have almost criss-crossed.
