Crisscross meaning : A pattern of crossed lines. A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write. A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. To move back and forth over (something). To mark (something) with crossed lines. Marked with crossed lines. Crossing one another.