DOUBLE CROSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double cross mean? 

• DOUBLE CROSS (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE CROSS has 1 sense:

1. an act of betrayal

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE CROSS used as a noun is very rare.

• DOUBLE CROSS (verb)
  The verb DOUBLE CROSS has 1 sense:

1. betray by double-dealing

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE CROSS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE CROSS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An act of betrayal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

double-crossing; double cross

Context example:

I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing

Hypernyms ("double cross" is a kind of...):

betrayal; perfidy; treachery; treason (an act of deliberate betrayal)

Derivation:

double cross (betray by double-dealing)

• DOUBLE CROSS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Betray by double-dealing

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "double cross" is one way to...):

betray; sell (deliver to an enemy by treachery)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

double cross (an act of betrayal)

double-crosser (a person who says one thing and does another)

double-crossing (an act of betrayal)