Crosscheck
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A verification (of information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
- 2 an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick) wordnet
- 3 An illegal maneuver where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick, or the penalty thereby incurred.
- 4 an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources wordnet
- 5 A penalty where a player hits another player with the shaft of their lacrosse stick with their hands spread apart.
Verb
- 1 To verify (information, data, or calculations) by using an alternative source or method.
- 2 To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.
- 3 To hit another player with the shaft of a lacrosse stick.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."