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