crosscheck
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
noun
An illegal maneuver where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick, or the penalty thereby incurred.
noun
A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.
verb
To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
verb
To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
verb
To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
Example Sentences
- "He picked up a roughing penalty for crosschecking Montreal’s Andrei Kostitsyn to the ice Tuesday after Kostitsyn hit Boston defenseman Aaron Ward from behind."