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cross-checking

cross-checking is the present participle and gerund of cross-check.

Meaning of cross-check

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.

Questions about cross-checking

What is cross-checking the present participle and gerund of?
Cross-checking is the present participle and gerund of cross-check.

Words near cross-checking in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-checking (page history and authors); cross-check (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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