cut across

1. 1.

   travel across or pass over

   “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

   Synonymstraversetrackcovercrosspass overget overget acrosscut through

   Broaderpass

   Narrowertrampstridewalkcrisscrossfordbridgejaywalkdrivecoursehop
2. 2.

   be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations

   “Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines”

   Broaderbe
3. 3.

   cut using a diagonal line

   Synonymscrosscut

   Broadercut

Questions about cut across

What does cut across mean?

cut across means "travel across or pass over". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cut across?

Close synonyms include traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut across a common word?

cut across is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.