double cross
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nounDefinition of DOUBLE CROSS
1
a : an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it b : an act of betraying or cheating an associate
2
: a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)
See Examples of DOUBLE CROSS
- <politics is full of double crosses and backbiting>
First Known Use of DOUBLE CROSS
1834
Related to DOUBLE CROSS
- Synonyms
- backstabbing, business, disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness
- Antonyms
- allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness
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