1.
= cut across sth
2.
(also ˌcut sth ˈthrough sth ) to make a path or passage through sth by cutting :
They used a machete to cut through the bush.
The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire.
1.
= cut across sth
2.
(also ˌcut sth ˈthrough sth ) to make a path or passage through sth by cutting :
They used a machete to cut through the bush.
The prisoners cut their way through the barbed wire.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005