Countercheck

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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