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.

Nearby words

crossbreed, crossbuck, crosscheck, crosscourt, crosscurrent, crosscut, crosscut file, crosscut saw, crosscutting, crosse, crossed

Origin of crosscut

First recorded in 1580–90; cross- + cut

Related forms

cross·cut·ter, noun

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Examples from the Web for crosscut

From east and west the "drifts" run into this crosscut, like little creeks into a larger stream.
Alaska|Ella Higginson
Thad dropped his eyes sullenly and made a feint of examining the crosscut saw.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories|Margaret Collier Graham
By the way, working a crosscut saw isn't nearly so bad a job on the second day.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
The bow oarsman pushed off the boat, and she was headed up the Crosscut.
Watch and Wait|Oliver Optic

For this day's work two dozen boys are organised and equipped with axes, a splitting outfit, four crosscut saws and the mule team.
The Choctaw Freedmen|Robert Elliott Flickinger

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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