cut across

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

1
(cut across something) to go across an area of land instead of going around the edge of it
We cut across the field to save time.
Synonyms and related words
To move through an area or object
cross
cut across
push
2
(cut across something) same as cut
A river cut across the path about a hundred yards farther on.
3
(cut across something) to affect two or more different groups
These problems cut across class boundaries.
Synonyms and related words
To have an effect
affect
shape
impact

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

1
(cut across something) to go across an area of land instead of going around the edge of it
We cut across the field to save time.
Synonyms and related words
To move through an area or object
cross
cut across
push
2
(cut across something) same as cut
A river cut across the track about a hundred metres further on.
3
(cut across something) to affect two or more different groups
These problems cut across class boundaries.
Synonyms and related words
To have an effect
shape
impact
affect

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