[cross.cut] vt (1590) 1: to cut, go, or move across or through
2: to cut with a crosscut saw
3: to subject (as movie scenes) to crosscutting
[2]crosscut adj (1645) 1: made or used for cutting transversely "a saw with ~ teeth"
2: cut across or transversely "a ~ incision" [3]cross.cut n (1789) 1: something that cuts across or through; specif: a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level
2: cross section
3: crosscut saw
4: an instance of crosscutting (as in a movie)