crosscheck

A noun referring to an act of verifying or confirming information by consulting multiple sources, or in sports, an illegal move where a player uses the shaft of their stick to hit an opponent.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a ação de verificar ou confirmar informações por meio de várias fontes, ou, no esporte, uma jogada ilegal em que um jogador usa o cabo do taco para atingir o adversário.

1. Verification process B2 formal

   An instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources.

   • The accountant performed a crosscheck of the financial records.
   • A crosscheck of the data revealed several inconsistencies.
   • The editor did a crosscheck of the facts before publication.

   🇵🇹Verificação cruzada

   Sinônimos: checkconfirmationcorroborationcross-referencedouble-checkvalidationverification

2. Illegal hockey move C1 formal sport

   An illegal check in ice hockey where a player uses the shaft of their stick to chop at an opponent's arms or stick.

   • The referee called a penalty for a crosscheck to the opponent's arm.
   • He was suspended for a dangerous crosscheck during the game.
   • The player received a two-minute penalty for crosschecking.

   🇵🇹Golpe ilegal no hóquei no gelo

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