cross·cut 
(krôskŭt′, krŏs-)
(krôskŭt′, krŏs-)tr.v. cross·cut, cross·cut·ting, cross·cuts
1. To cut or run across or through.
2. To cut using a crosscut saw.
3. To interweave (two separate, usually concurrent scenes or sequences) in a film.
adj.
1. Constructed or used for cutting crosswise: crosscut teeth on a saw.
2. Cut across or crosswise: a crosscut slice of beef; a crosscut incision.
n.
1. A course or cut going crosswise.
2. A path more direct than the main path; a shortcut.
3. A level in a mine driven so that it intersects a vein of ore.
4. A crosscut saw.