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| cross·cut [ kráwss kùt ] |
adjective |
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1. cut at angle: describes something such as wood, meat, or fabric that is cut across its main grain
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2. for cutting across: made or used for cutting across the grain of wood
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verb (past and past participle cross·cut, present participle cross·cut·ting, 3rd person present singular cross·cuts) |
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1. transitive verb cut wood across grain: to cut across the grain of wood using a crosscut saw
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2. transitive and intransitive verb movies alternate movie shots: to alternate repeatedly brief scenes from one filmed sequence with scenes from another to give the impression that the events they show are happening at the same time
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noun (plural cross·cuts) |
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1. cut made across: a cut made across something such as a long piece of timber
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2. tunnel across vein of ore: a tunnel in a mine that cuts across a vein of ore
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3. movies example of movie alternating shots: an example of the movie technique in which short segments of two or more scenes are alternated
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4. shortcut: a shorter and more direct route to a place
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