COUNTERCHECK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does countercheck mean? 

• COUNTERCHECK (noun)
  The noun COUNTERCHECK has 2 senses:

1. a check that restrains another check

2. something that checks the correctness of a previous check

  Familiarity information: COUNTERCHECK used as a noun is rare.

• COUNTERCHECK (verb)
  The verb COUNTERCHECK has 2 senses:

1. oppose or check by a counteraction

2. check a second time

  Familiarity information: COUNTERCHECK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTERCHECK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A check that restrains another check

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("countercheck" is a kind of...):

arrest; check; halt; hitch; stay; stop; stoppage (the state of inactivity following an interruption)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something that checks the correctness of a previous check

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

countercheck; double check

Hypernyms ("countercheck" is a kind of...):

assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)

• COUNTERCHECK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they countercheck    ... he / she / it counterchecks   
Past simple: counterchecked   
Past participle: counterchecked   
-ing form: counterchecking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oppose or check by a counteraction

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

counteract; countercheck

Hypernyms (to "countercheck" is one way to...):

check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Check a second time

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "countercheck" is one way to...):

check (make an examination or investigation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something