Crosscut

v. t.	1.	To cut across or through; to intersect.
n.	1.	A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road.
	2.	(Mining) A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. Crosscut saw a - A saw, the teeth of which are so set as to adapt it for sawing wood crosswise of the grain rather than lengthwise. b - A saw managed by two men, one at each end, for cutting large logs crosswise.

Noun	1.	crosscut - a diagonal path
	2.	crosscut - a route shorter than the usual one Synonyms: shortcut, cutoff
Verb	1.	crosscut - cut using a diagonal lines Synonyms: cut across

cut, cut across