cross up

verb

To double-cross or betray (someone).

Similar
cross outstab in the backassfuckbetrayburncop outdouble-crossdo someone dirty
Opposite
come through
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Meanings

verbcross up (third-person singular simple present crosses up, present participle crossing up, simple past and past participle crossed up)

present singular third person crosses up · participle present crossing up · participle past crossed up · past crossed up

  1. CanadaUSinformalTo double-cross or betray (someone).

    Synonyms: cross out, stab in the back, assfuck, betray, burn, cop out, cross out, double-cross

  2. slangTo let down, fail or disappoint (someone); to go back on a promise to (someone).

    Synonyms: dingo · Antonyms: come through

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo double-cross or betray (someone).

Similar
cross outstab in the backassfuckbetrayburncop outcross outdouble-crossdo someone dirtydo the dirty onfalsego back onknifelet downplay someone falsequislerenegadesellsell the pass

verbTo let down, fail or disappoint (someone); to go back on a promise to (someone).

Similar
dingo
Opposite
come through
Also see
assfuckbetrayburncop outcross outdo someone dirtydo the dirty ondouble-crossfalsego back onknifelet downplay someone falsequislerenegadesellsell downsell down the riversell outsell the passstab in the backswiketraitorizeturncoat
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APA

cross up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20up

MLA

“cross up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20up.

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