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

Words nearby crosscut

cross-cousin, cross-cousin marriage, cross-cultural, crosscurrent, cross-curricular, crosscut, crosscut file, crosscut saw, crosscutting, cross-dating, cross-disciplinary

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How to use crosscut in a sentence

Two, swaying backwards and forward with rhythmic precision, dragged a big crosscut-saw through a massive trunk.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
As we had a good crosscut saw, it did not take long to enlarge the doorway so that one could go in standing up, man fashion.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
Mr. Goodsil and Mr. Vanater went back after more of the supplies, which included another good axe and a crosscut saw.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper|Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock
We had to cut all our firewood with a two man crosscut saw or a one man crosscut saw about three feet long.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

The method of using a crosscut saw was for two men to take a stand opposite one another, with the log between.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey

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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