intercut

UK: /ˌɪntə^rˈkʌt/

US: (v. in′tər kut′, in′tər kut′; n. in′tər kut′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•ter•cut  (v. in′tər kut′, in′tər kut′;n. in′tər kut′), v., -cut, -cut•ting, n. [Motion Pictures, Television.]
v.i. 

1. Show Business to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.

v.t. 

2. Cinema, Show Business to insert (shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc.) into the narrative of a film.
3. Show Business to interrupt the narrative of (a film) with shots from other scenes, flashbacks, etc. Cf. crosscut.

n. 

4. Show Business a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.

• inter- + cut 1605–15