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CROSSWISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crosswise mean?
• CROSSWISE (adjective)
The adjective CROSSWISE has 2 senses:
1. lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
2. in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
Familiarity information: CROSSWISE used as an adjective is rare.
• CROSSWISE (adverb)
The adverb CROSSWISE has 2 senses:
1. not in the intended manner
2. transversely
Familiarity information: CROSSWISE used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Context example:
the crosswise dimension
Similar:
cross; thwartwise; transversal; transverse (extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis)
cross-section; cross-sectional (representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length)
Antonym:
lengthwise (running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
Similar:
horizontal (parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not in the intended manner
Context example:
things are going crosswise
Sense 2
Meaning:
Transversely
Synonyms:
Context example:
the marble slabs were cut across
Context examples
These he tore lengthwise and crosswise and dropped into the waste basket.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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