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Definition of cross-check in English:
cross-check
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transitive verb
[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’
2Ice Hockey
An act of obstructing an opponent illegally using the stick held horizontally in both hands.‘He was felled by a cross-check from behind.’- ‘The centre, who had started the melee with a cross-check before the puck was dropped, drew the extra minor penalty.’
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