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- [duhb-uh l kraws, kros]
- /ˈdʌb əl krɔs, krɒs/
- /ˈdʌbl krɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhb-uh l kraws, kros]
- /ˈdʌb əl krɔs, krɒs/
Definitions of double-cross word
- verb with object double-cross to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross. 1
- noun double-cross a betrayal or swindle of a colleague. 1
- noun double-cross an attempt to win a contest that one has agreed beforehand to lose. Compare cross (def 21). 1
- noun double-cross Genetics. a cross in which both parents are first-generation hybrids from single crosses, thus involving four inbred lines. 1
- transitive verb double-cross betray 1
- verb double-cross If someone you trust double-crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do. 0
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Origin of double-cross
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Double-cross
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
double-cross popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for double-cross
verb double-cross
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- betray — If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them.
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
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