cross-check

UK: /ˌkrɒsˈtʃɛk/

US: (v. krôs′chek′, kros′-; n. krôs′chek′, -chek′, kros′-)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cross-check  (v. krôs′chek′, kros′-;n. krôs′chek′, -chek′, kros′-), v.t. 

1. to determine the accuracy of (something) by checking it with various sources.
2. Sport [Ice Hockey.] to execute a cross-check on (an opponent).

n. 

3. the act of cross-checking.
4. a means of cross-checking:
   I examined contemporary newspaper reports as a cross-check on his account.
5. Sport [Ice Hockey.] an obstructing or impeding of the movement or progress of an opponent by placing the stick, with both hands, across the opponent's body or face. Cf. check (def. 42).

• 1935–40

cross′-check′er, n.