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[ verb ] travel across or pass over
Synonyms cross get_over cover traverse cut_through pass_over get_across track Examples "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" Used in print (Brett Halliday, The Careless Corpse....)Shayne got_in the left-hand lane and cut_across the Boulevard divider . |
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[ verb ] be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
Examples "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines" Used in print (Saturday Review, 44: 15...)This catalogue lists separately films suitable for children , young adults , or adults , although some classics cut_across age_groups , such_as `` Nanook of the North '' , `` The Emperor 's Nightingale '' , and `` The Red_Balloon '' . (Arthur S. Miller, "Toward a Concept of National...)Nevertheless , it may be helpful to cite one example - that of employment - for , as will be shown below , it cuts_across both facets of the new concept . Related terms |
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