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CROSSCUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: crosscutting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A route shorter than the usual one

Synonyms:

crosscut; cutoff; shortcut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crosscut" is a kind of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A diagonal path

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("crosscut" is a kind of...):

itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)

Derivation:

crosscut (cut using a diagonal line)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut using a diagonal line

Synonyms:

crosscut; cut across

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "crosscut" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

crosscut (a diagonal path)

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