noun
Meaning 1
A crosswise cut.
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Standard Lemma guide
crosscut
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɒskʌt/
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US: /ˈkɹɔskʌt/
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US: /ˈkɹɑskʌt/
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rhymes with -ʌt
noun
Meaning 2
A shortcut.
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noun
Meaning 3
An instance of filmic crosscutting.
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noun
Meaning 4
A crosscut saw.
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noun
Meaning 5
A tunnel or level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another through the country rock.
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Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 6
To cut across something.
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verb
Meaning 7
To cut across something.
To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain.
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verb
Meaning 8
To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes.
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Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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verb
Meaning 9
To affect several modules of a program, without the possibility of being encapsulated in any one of them. See Cross-cutting concern.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
Meaning 10
a route shorter than the usual one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: shortcut, cutoff
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Broader terms: road, route
noun
Meaning 11
a diagonal path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: path, route, itinerary
verb
Meaning 12
cut using a diagonal line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cut across
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Broader terms: cut
History
Etymology
From cross- + cut.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: напречен разрез (naprečen razrez) — A crosswise cut
- Finnish: vaakaleikkaus — A crosswise cut
- German: Durchhieb — A crosswise cut
- German: Durchstich — A crosswise cut
- German: Kreuzhieb — A crosswise cut
- German: Querschlag — level driven across the course of a vein
- Māori: kani tāmaku — to cut or saw across the grain of timber
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