crosscheck

crosscheck noun: a verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.

Noun

crosscheck (plural crosschecks)

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

crosscheck (third-person singular simple present crosschecks, present participle crosschecking, simple past and past participle crosschecked)

To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
- He picked up a roughing penalty for crosschecking Montreal’s Andrei Kostitsyn to the ice Tuesday after Kostitsyn hit Boston defenseman Aaron Ward from behind.2009 January 16, Dave Caldwell, “Goalie Takes a Long Trip to Reach the N.H.L.”, in New York Times

Noun
plural	crosschecks
alternative form	cross check
Verb
third-person singular present	crosschecks
present participle	crosschecking
past participle	crosschecked
past	crosschecked
alternative form	cross-check

What does crosscheck mean?: Crosscheck means a verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
What part of speech is crosscheck?: Crosscheck can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of crosscheck?: The plural of crosscheck is crosschecks.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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