English verb: cut across | |||
1. | cut across (motion) travel across or pass over | ||
Samples | The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. | ||
Synonyms | cover, cross, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, course, crisscross, drive, ford, hop, jaywalk, stride, take, tramp, walk | ||
2. | cut across (stative) be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations | ||
Samples | Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
3. | cut across (contact) cut using a diagonal line | ||
Synonyms | crosscut | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||