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# crosswise

adverb (no other forms)

«crosswise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crosswise/#m1)

### In the lessons

lying across something, especially in a tale where a bone or a stick is set across another

### Examples

- A bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crosswise/#x1)
- Break off a branch and strike the hearth with it crosswise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crosswise/#x2)
- Lay the sticks crosswise to make a cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crosswise/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; it is about direction, not a number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crosswise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crosswise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crosswise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crosswise.html) on Mova free.