Thesaurus: countercheck

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1. v. t. To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
2. n. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
3. n. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
4. n. a check that restrains another check
5. n. something that checks the correctness of a previous check
6. v. oppose or check by a counteraction
7. v. check a second time
8. To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check. 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.
9. To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a returncheck.
10. n. a check that restrains another check n. something that checks the correctness of a previous check v. oppose or check by a counteraction