cross-check
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See also: crosscheck and cross check
Etymology
Verb
cross-check (third-person singular simple present cross-checks, present participle cross-checking, simple past and past participle cross-checked)
- To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
- Aft doors armed and cross-checked.
- (ice hockey) To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
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