cut across vs be

be vs cut across

cut across and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut across	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of cut across; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than cut across:

cut across: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

cut across (verb)	be (verb)
cut using a diagonal line	spend or use time
travel across or pass over	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations	have an existence, be extant
	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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