crosscut
[verb]
Synonyms: intersect, crisscross, cross, decussate, intercross

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cross·cut (krôskt, krŏs-)
v. cross·cut, cross·cut·ting, cross·cuts
v. tr.
► To cut or run across or through.
► To cut using a crosscut saw.
► To interweave (two separate, usually concurrent scenes) in a film.
v. intr.
To use the cinematic technique of crosscutting.
adj.
► Constructed or used for cutting crosswise:
crosscut teeth on a saw.
► Cut across or crosswise:
a crosscut slice of beef; a crosscut incision.
n.
► A course or cut going crosswise.
► A path more direct than the main path; a shortcut.
► A level in a mine driven so that it intersects a vein of ore.
► A crosscut saw.
► An example of the cinematic technique of crosscutting.

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