Pronunciation: /ˈkrɒskʌt/
verb
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1cut (wood or stone) across its main grain or axis: they cross-cut the timber before its removal
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2alternate (one sequence) with another when editing a film: the opening sequence cross-cuts the reluctant confessions of a young wife with the hippy’s arrival [no object]: they were cross-cutting from one story to another
noun
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1a diagonal cut, especially one across the main grain or axis of wood or stone.
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2an instance of alternating between two or more sequences when editing a film: movies today are all cross-cuts and violent effects
adjective
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(of a file) having two sets of grooves crossing each other diagonally.