recross
verb[T]
(alsore-cross)uk/ˌriːˈkrɒs/us/ˌriːˈkrɑːs/to goacrossfrom onesideof something to the other for a second, third, etc.time:
They had tocrossand re-cross astreamto get there.
The newprogramwill notdeterdesperaterefugeesfromattemptingto recross theborder.
recrossyourlegs/arms
tochangeyourlegorarmpositionso that a differentlegorarmis on thetopfrom the one that was ontoppreviously:
We oftencrossand recrossourlegstochangesittingposition.
Shestoodup, recrossed herarms, andsighed.
- Fourdancersdressedinanimalcostumescrossedand recrossed thestage.
- By the end of thebook, theremainingcharacters'pathshavecrossedand recrossed manytimes.
- They say that wejumpedthelineand have to recross thestartlineor bedisqualified.
- Isabellacrossedand recrossed herlegs.
Crossing and moving through
- bash through (something)
- break
- break throughsomething
- criss-cross
- cross
- crossed
- cut
- cut acrosssomething
- ford
- penetrate
- penetration
- penetrative
- percolate
- pierce
- plough
- scythe
- thread
- transit
- traverse
- uncrossed
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
Idiom
someone'spath recrosses/paths recross