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cross check

cross check is the alternative form of crosscheck.

Meaning of crosscheck

Noun

crosscheck (plural crosschecks)

  1. A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
  2. An illegal maneuver where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick, or the penalty thereby incurred.
  3. A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.

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Forms of cross check

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

Questions about cross check

What is cross check the alternative form of?
Cross check is the alternative form of crosscheck.

Words near cross check in the dictionary

  1. cross braces
  2. cross cap
  3. cross caps
  4. cross channel
  5. cross channels
  6. cross check
  7. cross checked
  8. cross checking
  9. cross checks
  10. cross cheque
  11. cross cheques

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