Usually means: Engage in combat or argument.
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  1. cross swords: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. cross swords: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cross swords: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cross swords: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. cross swords: Wiktionary
  6. cross swords: Dictionary.com
  7. cross swords: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. cross swords: Idioms

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  1. cross swords: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cross swords)

verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, sword., to place or hold two swords so they cross each other.
verb:  To fight with someone; to duel.
verb:  (idiomatic) To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.
verb:  (idiomatic, vulgar) For males, to urinate simultaneously such that the streams intersect.

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