Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cross-check

2 senses of crosscheck

Sense 1
crosscheck -- (an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources)
       => confirmation, verification, check, substantiation -- (additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory")

Sense 2
crosscheck -- (an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick))
       => check -- (obstructing an opponent in ice hockey)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cross-check

1 sense of cross-check

Sense 1
cross-check -- (check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example)
       => see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure -- (be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product")

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