doublecross
doublecross is the alternative form of double-cross.
Meaning of double-cross
Verb
double-cross (third-person singular simple present double-crosses, present participle double-crossing, simple past and past participle double-crossed)
- To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
- If you double-cross us, we'll track you down and kill you.
- Synonyms:
- quisle, sell out, stab in the back, assfuck, betray, burn, cop out, cross out, cross up, do someone dirty
- Of breeding, to cross twice in hybridization, as (A × B) × (C × D); for example, in commercial hybrid seed corn, A through D are classically inbreds, and their grandoffspring is the seed for sale.
Forms of doublecross
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | doublecrosses |
| present participle | doublecrossing |
| past participle | doublecrossed |
| past | doublecrossed |
| Noun | |
| plural | doublecrosses |
Questions about doublecross
- What is doublecross the alternative form of?
- Doublecross is the alternative form of double-cross.
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