crosscut

[kraws-kuht, kros-]

cross·cut

[kraws-kuht, kros-] adjective, noun, verb, cross·cut, cross·cut·ting.
adjective
1.
made or used for cutting crosswise.
2.
cut across the grain or on the bias.
noun
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.

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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
10.
Movies, Television. to employ the technique of crosscutting.

Origin:
1580–90; cross- + cut

cross·cut·ter, noun
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crosscut (ˈkrɒsˌkʌt)
 
adj
1.  cut at right angles or obliquely to the major axis
 
n
2.  a transverse cut or course
3.  a less common word for short cut
4.  mining a tunnel through a vein of ore or from the shaft to a vein
 
vb , -cuts, -cutting, -cut
5.  to cut across
6.  films Also: intercut to link (two sequences or two shots) so that they appear to be taking place at the same time

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