Definition of 'cross-check'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense cross-checks
, present participle cross-checking
, past tense, past participle cross-checked
verb
If you cross-check information, you check that it is correct using a different method or source from the one originally used to obtain it.
You have to scrupulously check and cross-check everything you hear. [VERB noun]
His version will later be cross-checked against that of the university. [be V-ed + against]
They want to ensure such claims are justified by cross-checking with other records. [VERB + with]
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verb transitive, verb intransitive
noun
3.
an act of cross-checking
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