crosscut

1. To cut or run across or through.
2. To cut using a crosscut saw.
3. To interweave (two separate, usually concurrent scenes) in a film.

1. Constructed or used for cutting crosswise: crosscut teeth on a saw.
2. Cut across or crosswise: a crosscut slice of beef; a crosscut incision.

1. A course or cut going crosswise.
2. A path more direct than the main path; a shortcut.
3. A level in a mine driven so that it intersects a vein of ore.
4. A crosscut saw.
5. An example of the cinematic technique of crosscutting.

verb

To pass through or over: crisscross, cross, cut across, decussate, intersect. See meet.

Cut at right angles to the grain.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a diagonal path

Meaning #2: a route shorter than the usual one
  Synonyms: shortcut, cutoff

The verb crosscut has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cut using a crosscut
  Synonym: cut across

The adjective crosscut has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cut or used for cutting crosswise or across the grain