Added 8 October 2026 crosscut /ˈkɹɒskʌt/ noun Categories: PlacesThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crosscut at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A crosswise cut. A shortcut. An instance of filmic crosscutting. verb To cut across something. To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. Origin From cross- + cut. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: cutshortcutcutoffoverlapintersectsawintrudecrossspancrosssection Back to today's word