double cross

Other forms: double crossed; double crossing; doubled cross

Definitions of double cross
  1. noun
    an act of betrayal
    “he gave us the old double cross”
    synonyms: double-crossing
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    type of:
    betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  2. verb
    betray by double-dealing
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    type of:
    betray, sell
    deliver to an enemy by treachery
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