1. cuts made across the grain of wood or across something
2. shortcuts that cut across or through something

1. cuts across the grain of wood or across something
2. takes a shortcut across or through something

Examples

• The carpenter made several crosscuts in the lumber.
• These crosscuts will help the wood split more easily.
• We took crosscuts through the forest to save time.
• The trail crosscuts through the valley.
• He crosscuts the board with his saw.
• The path crosscuts the main road at two points.
• The logger crosscuts the fallen tree into sections.