cross-check

cross-check |krɔs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 verify (figures or information ) by using an alternative source or method: always try to cross-check your bearings | (as noun cross-checking ) : no cross-checking has been done. 2 Ice Hockey obstruct (an opponent ) illegally with the stick held horizontally in both hands. ▶noun 1 an instance of verifying something by using an alternative source or method: as a cross-check, they were also asked to give their date of birth. 2 Ice Hockey an illegal obstruction using the stick held horizontally in both hands.

cross-check

cross-check ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 verify (figures or information ) by using an alternative source or method: always try to cross-check your bearings | (as noun cross-checking ) : no cross-checking has been done. 2 Ice Hockey obstruct (an opponent ) illegally with the stick held horizontally in both hands. ▶noun an instance of cross-checking figures or information: as a cross-check they were also asked to give their date of birth.