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Meanings of cut across in English

Portuguese
atravessar
Catalan
creuar
Spanish
atravesar

To go beyond, to pass here.

atravessar

Cut using a diagonal line.

Usage of cut across in English
1
Brutalism today has developed a unique ability to cut across class divides.
The Guardian
2
How likely is that van to cut across me to turn left?
The Guardian
3
Sip your pint long enough and dolphins will cut across your view.
The Irish Times
4
The girls and Miss Norton took a short cut across the moor.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
5
His days seemed beaten into the path that cut across the campus.
Lifted Masks; stories
6
We took a short cut across the soft grass toward the house.
The House of the Misty Star / A Romance of Youth and Hope and Lo...
7
Taking powerful strides, I cut across five floor tiles at a time.
Bloodthirsty
8
Several times I cut across the grounds, when the moon was dark.
Mr. Standfast
9
I took a short cut across the fields, avoiding the little town.
Mr. Standfast
10
PO: The funding and guidelines cut across other districts in the country.
The Guardian
11
I supposed they would cut across the country by railroad and steamboat.
Up the River; or, Yachting on the Mississippi
12
Jobs will be cut across sales and hiring divisions of the group.
The Irish Times
13
The throat-halyards which I had rigged were cut across through every part.
The Sea-Wolf
14
A quarter of an hour sufficed to cut across the entire front.
Darkness and Dawn
15
James Monroe, cut across the throat while engaged in saddling a horse.
Report on the Condition of the South
16
Her last words were cut across by a tap-tap on the door.
The Lodger
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Translations for cut across
Portuguese
atravessar
Cut across through the time
Cut across across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common