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countercheck
[ noun koun-ter-chek; verb koun-ter-chek ]
verb (used with object)
- to oppose or restrain (a tendency, force, trend, etc.) by contrary action.
- to control or confirm by a second check.
countercheck
noun
- a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- a restraint that reinforces another restraint
- a double check, as for accuracy
verb
- to oppose by counteraction
- to control or restrain by a second check
- to double-check
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Word History and Origins
Origin of countercheck1
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Example Sentences
The 80th captured the gun; and the enemy, dismayed by this countercheck, did not venture to press on further.
The dogmatic arrogance of the Utilitarians was not unnaturally met by an equally arrogant countercheck.
The countercheck was effectual, and from her position of vantage the lady fired her first shot.
The beautiful simplicity of the countercheck aroused Matt's admiration.
That word fell on his ear for the first time from a white man's lips, and the stupefaction of it was a countercheck to his grief.
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