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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dou′ble cross′, - a betrayal or swindle of a colleague.
- an attempt to win a contest that one has agreed beforehand to lose. Cf. cross (def. 21).
- Geneticsa cross in which both parents are first-generation hybrids from single crosses, thus involving four inbred lines.
dou•ble-cross (dub′əl krôs′, -kros′),USA pronunciation v.t. [Informal.]- Informal Termsto prove treacherous to;
betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
dou′ble-cross′er, n. |