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cross-check

cross-check verb: to verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.

Verb

cross-check (third-person singular simple present cross-checks, present participle cross-checking, simple past and past participle cross-checked)

  1. To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
    • Aft doors armed and cross-checked.
  2. To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.

cross-check meaning in Tamil

cross-check in Tamil

குறுக்குச் சரிபார்ப்பு, சரிபார்

Forms of cross-check

third-person singular presentcross-checks
present participlecross-checking
past participlecross-checked
pastcross-checked

Origin of cross-check

From cross- + check.

Questions about cross-check

What does cross-check mean?
Cross-check means to verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
What is cross-check in Tamil?
Cross-check in Tamil is குறுக்குச் சரிபார்ப்பு, சரிபார். See Cross-check meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cross-check?
Cross-check is a verb.
What is the past tense of cross-check?
The past tense of cross-check is cross-checked.

Words near cross-check in the dictionary

  1. cross-chain
  2. cross-chained
  3. cross-chaining
  4. cross-chains
  5. cross-channel
  6. cross-check
  7. cross-checked
  8. cross-checking
  9. cross-checks
  10. cross-city
  11. cross-claim

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-check (page history and authors); cross-check (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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