cut across Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb travel across or pass over
   traverse; track; pass over; get across; cover; cross; cut through; get over.
   
   • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
2. verb be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
   
   • Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines
3. verb cut using a diagonal line
   crosscut.
   

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