crosscut

crosscut
I. transitive verb Date: 1590 1. to cut, go, or move across or through 2. to cut with a crosscut saw 3. to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting II. adjective Date: 1645 1. made or used for cutting transversely <
a saw with crosscut teeth
>
2. cut across or transversely <
a crosscut incision
>
III. noun Date: 1789 1. something that cuts across or through; specifically a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level 2. cross section 3. crosscut saw 4. an instance of crosscutting (as in a movie)

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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