Meaning of CUT ACROSS
Pronunciation: | | kut u'kros
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- [v] cut using a crosscut
- [v] travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
- [v] be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
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| Synonyms: | | cover, cross, crosscut, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse |
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| See Also: | | be, bridge, crisscross, cut, drive, ford, go across, go through, hop, jaywalk, pass, stride, take, tramp, walk | |
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| Related Terms: | | bar, catercorner, chiasmal, chiasmic, chiastic, crisscross, cross, crossbar, crosscut, crossed, crossing, cruciate, cut, cut a corner, cut corners, cut crosswise, cut through, decussate, decussated, diagonalize, intercross, intersect, intersected, intersecting, lie across, make a beeline, secant, short-cut, slant across, slash, slash across, transverse, traverse |
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