'Countercheck' definitions:
Definition of 'countercheck'
(from WordNet)
noun
A check that restrains another check
noun
Something that checks the correctness of a previous check [syn: countercheck, double check]
verb
Oppose or check by a counteraction [syn: countercheck, counteract]
verb
Check a second time
Definition of 'Countercheck'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Countercheck'
From: GCIDE
- Countercheck \Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n.
- 1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. [1913 Webster]
- The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H. Newton. [1913 Webster]