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1crosscut
verb cross·cut \ˈkrȯs-ˌkət, -ˈkət\
Definition of CROSSCUT
transitive verb
1
: to cut, go, or move across or through
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: to cut with a crosscut saw
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: to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting
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First Known Use of CROSSCUT
1590
Rhymes with CROSSCUT
abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, haircut, jump cut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, peanut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, shortcut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, wing nut, woodcut
2crosscut
adjective
Definition of CROSSCUT
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: made or used for cutting transversely <a saw with crosscut teeth>
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: cut across or transversely <a crosscut incision>
First Known Use of CROSSCUT
1645
3crosscut
noun cross·cut \ˈkrȯs-ˌkət\
Definition of CROSSCUT
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: something that cuts across or through; specifically : a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level
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: an instance of crosscutting (as in a movie)
First Known Use of CROSSCUT
1789
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