Countercheck \Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Counterchecked (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Counterchecking.]
To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return
check.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Countercheck \Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n.
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
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2. Any force or device designed to restrain another
restraining force; a check upon a check.
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The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H.
Newton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
countercheck
n 1: a check that restrains another check
2: something that checks the correctness of a previous check
[syn: double check]
v 1: oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: counteract]
2: check a second time
WordNet (r) 2.0
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