crosscut
/ˈkrɔːskʌt/
verb
- To cut across something, especially wood, at a right angle to the grain.
- The carpenter crosscut the timber to fit the frame.
- You should crosscut the log before splitting it lengthwise.
- He used a handsaw to crosscut the board into two pieces.
- To intersect or cut across something, such as a path or line.
- A new road will crosscut the old farmland.
- The surveyor's line crosscuts the property boundary.
- The hiking trail crosscuts the forest in several places.
Synonyms
Antonyms
noun
- A cut made across something, especially wood cut across the grain.
- Make a clean crosscut with a sharp saw blade.
- He measured twice before making the crosscut.
- The crosscut on the plank was slightly uneven.
- A shortcut or a path that cuts across an area.
- We took a crosscut through the park to save time.
- The old crosscut between the villages is now overgrown.
- There is a crosscut trail that leads directly to the lake.
adjective
- Designed or used for cutting across the grain of wood.
- He bought a new crosscut blade for his circular saw.
- The crosscut teeth on the saw are angled differently from rip teeth.
- A crosscut saw is essential for making precise cuts in lumber.