cut (wood or stone) across its main grain or axis

they cross-cut the timber before its removal

alternate (one sequence) with another when editing a film

the opening sequence cross-cuts the reluctant confessions of a young wife with the hippy's arrival

they were cross-cutting from one story to another

a diagonal cut, especially one across the main grain or axis of wood or stone

an instance of alternating between two or more sequences when editing a film

movies today are all cross-cuts and violent effects

(of a file) having two sets of grooves crossing each other diagonally