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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cross•cut (krôs′kut′, kros′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -cut, -cut•ting. adj. - made or used for cutting crosswise.
- cut across the grain or on the bias.
n. - 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. - Miningan underground passageway, usually from a shaft to a vein of ore or crosswise of a vein of ore.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]an act or instance of crosscutting.
- Buildinga crosscut saw.
v.t. - to cut or go across.
- Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to insert into a scene or sequence (portions of another scene), as to heighten suspense or suggest simultaneous action.
v.i. - Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to employ the technique of crosscutting.
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