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crosschecking

crosschecking is the present participle and gerund of crosscheck.

Meaning of crosscheck

Verb

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

  1. To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
  2. To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
  3. 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

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Questions about crosschecking

What is crosschecking the present participle and gerund of?
Crosschecking is the present participle and gerund of crosscheck.

Words near crosschecking in the dictionary

  1. crosscaps
  2. crosscheck
  3. crosschecked
  4. crosschecker
  5. crosscheckers
  6. crosschecking
  7. crosschecks
  8. crossclaim
  9. crossclaimed
  10. crossclaiming
  11. crossclaims

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