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double-cross

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double-cross /ˌdʌbəlˈkrɑːs/ verb
double-crosses; double-crossed; double-crossing
double-cross
/ˌdʌbəlˈkrɑːs/
verb
double-crosses; double-crossed; double-crossing
Learner's definition of DOUBLE-CROSS
[+ object]
: to cheat or deceive (someone) especially by doing something that is different from what you said you would do欺骗;出卖

— double cross

noun, plural double crosses [count]

— double-crosser

noun, plural double-crossers [count]
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double-cross

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verb

dou·​ble-cross ˌdə-bəl-ˈkrȯs How to pronounce double-cross (audio)
double-crossed; double-crossing; double-crosses

transitive verb

: to deceive by double-dealing : betray
double-crosser noun

double cross

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noun

1
a
: an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it
b
: an act of betraying or cheating an associate
2
: a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)

Example Sentences

Noun politics is full of double crosses and backbiting
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The proposition sets up one of the major tensions of the final season with Michael vowing from the beginning to double cross Tommy and kill him—avenging Polly’s death. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 11 June 2022 Made from recycled ocean plastics and spandex, this fully lined top features a scoop neck, thick straps, a double cross back, and cut-out holes in the front that allow water to pass through. Rebecca Parsons, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2021 This would have been a good moment for a timely double cross,. Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags — a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross — that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021 Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags — a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross — that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021 Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags — a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross — that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021 Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags — a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross — that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021 Still, the Jefferson dream lives on, in the form of flags — a gold pan and two Xs, a heavy-handed symbol of the double cross — that, during the pandemic, have adorned face masks. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1903, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of double-cross was in 1834
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