[kraws-kuht, kros-] 
adjective, noun, verb, -cut, -cut⋅ting.| 1. | made or used for cutting crosswise. |
| 2. | cut across the grain or on the bias. |
| 3. | a transverse cut or course. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | Mining. an underground passageway, usually from a shaft to a vein of ore or crosswise of a vein of ore. |
| 6. | Movies, Television. an act or instance of crosscutting. |
| 7. | a crosscut saw. |
| 8. | to cut or go across. |
| 9. | Movies, Television. to insert into a scene or sequence (portions of another scene), as to heighten suspense or suggest simultaneous action. |
| 10. | Movies, Television. to employ the technique of crosscutting. |
