dou|ble-cross

dou|ble-cross
1. Informal. an act of treachery: »

[He] called the contract “a sell-out by the union and a double cross by the company” (Wall Street Journal).

2. Genetics. the hybrid produced by two single crosses of inbred lines: »

Jones' solution was simply to use seed from a double cross instead of a single cross (Scientific American).

dou|ble-cross «DUHB uhl KRS, -KROS», transitive verb, intransitive verb.
Informal. to promise to do one thing and then do another; be treacherous (to): »

A wealthy uncle who double-crossed them by leaving his money to charities (P. G. Wodehouse).

dou´ble-cross´-er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • double cross — dou′ble cross′ n. 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) gen a genetic cross in which both parents are first generation hybrids from single crosses •… …   From formal English to slang

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  • acnodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crunodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double — Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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