To cut across something.
To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain.
To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes.
A crosswise cut.
A shortcut.
A crosscut saw.
A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.
An instance of filmic crosscutting.
To encroach on.
To obtain influence with.
To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or contest.
To get the better of; to have the advantage of.