crosscut vs seek

crosscut

noun
  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

seek

noun
  • The operation of navigating through a stream. 

verb
  • To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. 

  • To try to find; to look for; to search for. 

  • To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. 

  • To navigate through a stream. 

  • To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. 

  • To attempt, endeavour, try 

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