Adverb Cut the potato crosswise rather than lengthwise into thin slices. first cut the sandwiches crosswise and then trim the crusts Adjective He got crosswise with his boss and nearly lost his job.
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Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer. Carolyn Casner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022 Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad. Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021 Slice each wedge crosswise into triangles, no more than 1/8-inch-thick.Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 Cut each half crosswise into 1/16-inch-thick half-moon slices.Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019