"double-cross" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-crosses [plural]
Etymology: First recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dishonest, a play on straight/square: a crook going back on his partners would therefore be crossing the crossers, or double-crossing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cross}} cross, {{m|en|on the cross}} on the cross Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-cross (plural double-crosses)
  1. An instance of betrayal of one who had been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.
    Sense id: en-double-cross-en-noun-jxYJ-zcb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 37 43
  2. (plant breeding, animal breeding) The hybrid product of double-crossing.
    Sense id: en-double-cross-en-noun-wh1mE7Ox

Verb

Forms: double-crosses [present, singular, third-person], double-crossing [participle, present], double-crossed [participle, past], double-crossed [past]
Etymology: First recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dishonest, a play on straight/square: a crook going back on his partners would therefore be crossing the crossers, or double-crossing. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cross}} cross, {{m|en|on the cross}} on the cross Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-cross (third-person singular simple present double-crosses, present participle double-crossing, simple past and past participle double-crossed)
  1. To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided. Translations (to betray or go back on): измамвам (izmamvam) (Bulgarian), предавам (predavam) (Bulgarian), играя двойна игра (Bulgarian), 背叛 (bèipàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 出賣 (Chinese Mandarin), 出卖 (chūmài) (Chinese Mandarin), hintergehen (German), aufs Kreuz legen (German), ein Doppelspiel treiben mit (German), προδίδω (prodído) (Greek), обвести вокру́г пальца (obvesti vokrúg palʹca) (Russian), преда́ть (predátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-double-cross-en-verb-sGh5CVpC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 37 43 Disambiguation of 'to betray or go back on': 89 11
  2. (plant breeding, animal 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.
    Sense id: en-double-cross-en-verb-fxz7hKqx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 37 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double-crosser

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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