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• a  lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
  a crosswise street
  the crosswise dimension
• s  in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
• r  not in the intended manner
  things are going crosswise
• r  transversely

• Tom Dewey plowed it up down and crosswise.
• Trucks filled with wet sandbags had been pulled up to her front gate, dozens of empty buses parked crosswise blocked the street and the neighborhood's entire perimeter had been .
• They're not really a committee some of these people can get fairly crosswise with one another but if Detroit is going to turn itself around, it'll happen because of the .

• across
• crossways

• lengthwise

News & Articles

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• Readers' favorites: Melon
  1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind Fingers of buttered bread, for serving (optional) Put mayonnaise, yogurt, chopped parsley, lemon rind, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pile shrimp mixture into melon halves and garnish with fresh parsley sprigs. Serve with fingers of lightly buttered bread, if desired. 1 whole smoked chicken breast (about 1 pound), skinned and thinly sliced crosswise with a knife ...
  Aug. 29, 2013 - Albany Times Union

Quotes

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• Frank Broyles in International Herald Tribune
  Nolan was a great value to this program and to the state of Arkansas,Broyles said. "He certainly deserves tremendous credit and praise for what he did. I don't know how we got crosswise but we did."
• Barry Goldwater Jr in Arizona Republic
  That's the only time I've ever heard of where they got a little crosswise,Goldwater Jr. said.