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cross-check
[kraws-chek, kros-, kraws-chek, -chek, kros-]
verb (used with object)
to determine the accuracy of (something) by checking it with various sources.
Ice Hockey.to execute a cross-check on (an opponent).
noun
the act of cross-checking.
a means of cross-checking.
I examined contemporary newspaper reports as a cross-check on his account.
Ice Hockey.an obstructing or impeding of the movement or progress of an opponent by placing the stick, with both hands, across the opponent's body or face.
Other 51Թ Forms
- cross-checker noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cross-check1
Example Sentences
Researchers will cross-check volunteers’ notes against fire and smoke distribution data to look for patterns in animal behavior.
The Jackal's forgery of a British passport, using the name of a dead child taken from a churchyard, was perfectly feasible in the days before electronic databases and cross-checking.
The effort seemed cobbled together by someone who typed “sanctuary” and a city’s name into Google and swallowed whatever the AI spat up without even bothering to cross-check with Wikipedia.
Winger Evander Kane, who was making his season debut for the Oilers, was on the ice just 95 seconds before drawing a cross-checking penalty, giving the Kings the man advantage.
Collating and cross-checking the soldiers' memories was a big job, largely undertaken by Garland.
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