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Definition of Cut across
1. Verb. Travel across or pass over. "These men cut across the river"; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
Exact synonyms: Cover, Cross, Cut Through, Get Across, Get Over, Pass Over, Track, Traverse
Specialized synonyms: Tramp, Stride, Walk, Crisscross, Ford, Bridge, Jaywalk, Drive, Take, Course, Hop
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass
Derivative terms: Crossing, Crossing, Crossing, Track, Traversal, Traverse, Traverser
Specialized synonyms: Tramp, Stride, Walk, Crisscross, Ford, Bridge, Jaywalk, Drive, Take, Course, Hop
Generic synonyms: Go Across, Go Through, Pass
Derivative terms: Crossing, Crossing, Crossing, Track, Traversal, Traverse, Traverser
2. Verb. Be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations. "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
Generic synonyms: Be
3. Verb. Cut using a diagonal line.