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dou·ble-cross

(dŭb′əl-krôs′, -krŏs′)

tr.v. dou·ble-crossed, dou·ble-cross·ing, dou·ble-cross·es

To betray by acting in contradiction to a prior agreement. See Synonyms at deceive.

1. often double cross An act of betraying an ally, friend, or associate.

2. double cross Genetics A cross in which each parent is the product of a single cross. It can be represented as AB × CD, where A, B, C, and D are inbred lines.

dou′ble-cross′er n.

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double cross

(Genetics) a technique for producing hybrid stock, esp seed for cereal crops, by crossing the hybrids between two different pairs of inbred lines

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dou′ble cross′

1. a betrayal or swindle of a friend or colleague.

2. the act of winning or attempting to win a contest that one has agreed to lose.

3. a genetic cross in which both parents are first-generation hybrids from single crosses.

[1825–35]

dou′ble-cross′

v.t.

to betray or swindle, esp. by an action contrary to an agreed upon course.

[1900–05]

dou′ble-cross′er, n.

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Noun	1.	double cross - an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing" double-crossing betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason - an act of deliberate betrayal
Verb	1.	double cross - betray by double-dealing betray, sell - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

double cross

noun

An act of betraying:

betrayal, treachery.

Slang: sellout.

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