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    DOUBLE CROSS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An act of betrayalplay

    Example:

    I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing

    Synonyms:

    double-crossing; double cross

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

    Derivation:

    double cross (betray by double-dealing)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Betray by double-dealingplay

    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)

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