cross check

cross check (plural cross checks)

1. (ice hockey) An illegal maneuver whereby an ice hockey player hits and pushes another player with their ice hockey stick while holding the stick with both hands, with no part of the hockey stick touching the ice surface.

cross check (third-person singular simple present cross checks, present participle cross checking, simple past and past participle cross checked)

1. (ice hockey) To perform a cross check.