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Webster 1913 Edition
Countercheck
Counˊter-check′
(kounˊt?r-ch?k′)
, Verb.
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.
Coun′ter-checkˊ
(koun′t?r-ch?kˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2.
Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
The system of checks and
counterchecks
. J. H. Newton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Countercheck
COUNTERCHECK
,Verb.
T.
COUNTERCHECK
,Noun.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
countercheck (plural counterchecks)
- A restriction or limit
- A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one)
Verb
countercheck (third-person singular simple present counterchecks, present participle counterchecking, simple past and past participle counterchecked)
- To restrict or limit by counteracting
- To recheck