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DOUBLE CROSS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of betrayal

Example:

I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing

Synonyms:

double-crossing; double cross

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double cross" is a kind of...):

betrayal; perfidy; treachery; treason (an act of deliberate betrayal)

Derivation:

double cross (betray by double-dealing)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Betray by double-dealing

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "double cross" is one way to...):

betray; sell (deliver to an enemy by treachery)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

double cross (an act of betrayal)

double-crosser (a person who says one thing and does another)

double-crossing (an act of betrayal)

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