CROSSCHECK

crosscheck

(noun) an illegal check (chopping at an opponent’s arms or stick)

crosscheck

(noun) an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

crosscheck (plural crosschecks)

(ice hockey) A penalty where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick.

(lacrosse) A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.

Verb

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

(lacrosse) To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.

To re-examine; to double-check.

Source: Wiktionary



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