crosscut

[kraws-kuht, kros-]

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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.

Origin of crosscut

First recorded in 1580–90; cross- + cut

Related formscross·cut·ter, noun

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Related Words for crosscut

crisscross, traverse, cross, intersect

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Historical Examples of crosscut

The bow oarsman pushed off the boat, and she was headed up the Crosscut.
Watch and Wait
Oliver Optic
Axes, crosscut saws, mauls, and wedges were the means of manufacture.
American Forest Trees
Henry H. Gibson
No, we thought of doing a bit of crosscut sawing for a change.
The Tower of Oblivion
Oliver Onions
The wheelbarrows and the grindstone and the two crosscut saws were another matter.
Naudsonce
H. Beam Piper
Hence we had brought a crosscut saw—a long one with two handles.
Tales of lonely trails
Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for crosscut

crosscut

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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