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Definition cut across in American English

cut across phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to go across an area of land instead of going around the edge of it

Example

We cut across the field to save time.

Synonyms and related words
cross cut across push
Example

A river cut across the path about a hundred yards farther on.

3

to affect two or more different groups

Example

These problems cut across class boundaries.

Synonyms and related words
affect shape impact
Definition cut across in American English