Definition of 'cross-check'

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]

cross-check in American

(ˈkrɔsˌtʃɛk ; krôsˈchekˌ)

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to check or verify from various sources or points of view

2. Ice Hockey

to illegally check (an opponent) with one's stick held in both hands and lifted from the ice

noun

an act of cross-checking

Example sentences containing 'cross-check'

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We'll need to get some samples for the lab so he can do a cross-check with the DNA samples they took at the scene. Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)

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Definition of cross-check from the Collins English Dictionary

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