crosscut

[ kraws-kuht, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌkʌt, ˈkrɒs- /

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adjective

made or used for cutting crosswise.

cut across the grain or on the bias.

noun

a transverse cut or course.

a shortcut by way of an area not ordinarily traversed, as grass or open country; a route that cuts diagonally across a road or path network.

Mining. an underground passageway, usually from a shaft to a vein of ore or crosswise of a vein of ore.

Movies, Television. an act or instance of crosscutting.

a crosscut saw.

verb (used with object), cross·cut, cross·cut·ting.

to cut or go across.

Movies, Television. to insert into a scene or sequence (portions of another scene), as to heighten suspense or suggest simultaneous action.

verb (used without object), cross·cut, cross·cut·ting.

Movies, Television. to employ the technique of crosscutting.

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Origin of crosscut

First recorded in 1580–90; cross- + cut

OTHER WORDS FROM crosscut

crosscutter, noun

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How to use crosscut in a sentence

It was a statement wrung out of him, requiring no comment, for he at once resumed the steady pull on the six-foot, cross-cut saw.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The major's blaring notes would cross-cut Devore's nerves as with a dull and haggling saw.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
Tim's long legs carried him across the street, over a fence into a cross-cut lot, and away for the hotel at a mountaineer's speed.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various
The drawing is only inserted at this place because it naturally comes with the use of the cross-cut saw.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties|D.C. Beard

Jerry smeared the great cross-cut with grease, and they set it into the notch.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for crosscut

crosscut

/ (ˈkrɒsˌkʌt) /

adjective

cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis

noun

a transverse cut or course

a less common word for short cut

mining a tunnel through a vein of ore or from the shaft to a vein

verb -cuts, -cutting or -cut

to cut across

Also: intercut films to link (two sequences or two shots) so that they appear to be taking place at the same time

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crosscut

Origin of crosscut

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