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[with object]1Verify (figures or information) by using an alternative source or method.
‘always try to cross-check your bearings’- ‘Reporters too seldom attempt to cross-check official information with sources on the street.’
- ‘All information would be held on a central National Identity Register, so that police and other officials could cross-check information held on each card.’
- ‘They suggest that more work is needed to cross-check the information they obtained from the study.’
- ‘The organisation has given itself an extra eight weeks to check and cross-check the information.’
- ‘They have to quiz people and then go back and cross-check information.’
- ‘It's always a good idea to go to several sites and cross-check the information.’
- ‘It serves as a central repository to cross-check information and look for fraud.’
- ‘One area people often overlook is the opportunity to re-contact initial referees to cross-check information from other referees.’
- ‘I cross-checked the address via a search engine.’
- ‘The development of codes and themes was cross-checked with another researcher to enhance validity.’
- ‘Data from these sources can be cross-checked to obtain the best possible information on a list of genes at any given time.’
- ‘It was confirmed to me and then I cross-checked it with another source.’
- ‘As the research was carried out over a long period, there were ample opportunities to cross-check much of the information received.’
- ‘Information given to agencies will also be constantly cross-checked by computer, with checks made on utility and credit card bills.’
- ‘Detectives set about cross-checking the databases.’
- ‘We have not cross-checked their reports due to lack of time.’
- ‘We cross-checked every piece of equipment with serial numbers.’
- ‘As a routine matter, I have translators cross-check one another's work.’
- ‘We, therefore, request the media to please cross-check the statements prior to reporting.’
- ‘We can very easily cross-check the people who came to see us and the people who provided submissions to you.’
2Ice Hockey
Obstruct (an opponent) illegally with the stick held horizontally in both hands.- ‘He cross-checks everybody but he doesn't play the way Foote plays.’
- ‘They cross-check him or knock him down just to get rid of him and end up taking a penalty.’
- ‘He is fervent in his belief that if the officials do their part by consistently applying the rule book on hooking, holding, slashing and cross-checking, the game is better for it.’
- ‘He is hardly apologetic about his latest suspension, three games as a result of cross-checking.’
- ‘He is an in-your-face defenseman who is not afraid to cross-check and battle every shift.’
noun
1An instance of cross-checking figures or information.
‘as a cross-check they were also asked to give their date of birth’- ‘It recommends that such cross-checks be conducted by privately-run entities employing registered auditors.’
- ‘The animal's DNA is stored and random cross-checks are carried out with meat form the supermarket counter.’
- ‘Together with regular reviews and inspections, this provides an intricate system of checks and cross-checks which, taken together, provide a robust security net.’
- ‘It is running cross-checks to ensure that applicants for drivers' licenses are who they say they are.’
- ‘And so running some cross-checks, we found that perhaps this is the guy we were looking for that was in this area at the time.’
- ‘It says it now has four separate cross-checks from check-in to the boat's return.’
- ‘No cross-checks were done to see whether those children were enrolled in two or three different centres, or to see whether they actually existed.’
- ‘And by this we conclude that, even as a cross-check, it was not to be regarded as appropriate or mandatory in every case.’
- ‘My cross-checks confirmed, however, that all of the important game animals were being recorded.’
- ‘Constant energy simulations were also employed as a cross-check.’
- ‘Since the data is matched letter for letter, it must appear in exactly the same form every time it is entered, or else it will be missed in a cross-check.’
- ‘Suddenly, my instrument cross-check was distracted by a strange light reflecting off the surrounding clouds.’
- ‘They were, as noted above, a cross-check on the researcher's judgements.’
- ‘Now, when a claim is made, the details will be passed on so officials can carry out cross-checks and ensure that duplicate claims are not being made.’
- ‘It took many months of checks and cross-checks before they had eliminated possible sources of error.’
- ‘As we all know, a constant cross-check of all available instruments is vital, especially at night.’
- ‘A computer system analyses the music and cross-checks it against a vast database.’
- ‘When auditors find fault with controls, they run more cross-checks on accounts to ensure that the final numbers are essentially right.’
- ‘First, the pilot's cross-check will be determined by the navigational or tactical task loading instead of by the potential for collision.’
- ‘Candidates keen to ensure that a move to a new company is really for them should ideally use the process to carry out an equally comprehensive cross-check on the company looking to secure their services.’
2Ice Hockey
An act of obstructing an opponent illegally using the stick held horizontally in both hands.
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