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Double cross

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double-crossingWhich double-crosses.
doublecrossnounAlternative form of double-cross. [An instance of betrayal of one who had been led to believe that the betrayer was assisting them.]
double agentnoun(espionage) A spy who pretends to work for one side, when they are actually working for or passing information to the other.
double meaningnounThe situation in which a word or phrase has two different, often opposite, meanings. For example, wicked can mean both "good" and "bad".
cross purposesnoun(plural-noun) Conflicting, or contrary meanings or ideas, usually arising unintentionally.
doublingnounThe process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two. [from 14th c.]
double dippingnountwo incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)
double bindnounA dilemma in which someone receives contradictory instructions and cannot act on either.
duplicitynounIntentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.
crossedverbMarked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
crossennounA surname.
cross oververb(transitive and intransitive) To pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another.
double entendrenounA phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.
criss cross
duplicitousGiven to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
crosschecknounA verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
double daggernounThe typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference
double whammynounA series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.
double sided
double barnoun(music) a symbol, consisting of two ordinary bar lines or a single heavy one, that marks the end of a composition or a section within it

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