cross-check

verb

To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.

“Aft doors armed and cross-checked.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person cross-checks · participle present cross-checking · participle past cross-checked · past cross-checked

  1. To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.

    Aft doors armed and cross-checked.

  2. hobbiesTo commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.

Origin

From cross- + check.

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Cite this entry
APA

cross-check. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-check

MLA

“cross-check.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-check. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-check,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-check.

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