单词 | countercheck |
释义 | countercheck[ noun koun-ter-chek; verb koun-ter-chek ] / noun ˈkaʊn tərˌtʃɛk; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈtʃɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR countercheck ON THESAURUS.COM nouna check that opposes or restrains. a check controlling or confirming another check. verb (used with object)to oppose or restrain (a tendency, force, trend, etc.) by contrary action. to control or confirm by a second check. Origin of countercheckFirst recorded in 1550–60; counter- + check1 Words nearby countercheckcounterbore, counter-boulle, counterbrace, counterchange, countercharge, countercheck, counterclaim, counterclockwise, counterconditioning, countercoup, counterculture Definition for countercheck (2 of 2)counter check nouna blank check available in a bank for the use of a depositor in making a withdrawal from that bank. Origin of counter checkAn Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for countercheckBritish Dictionary definitions for countercheckcountercheck noun (ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɛk)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 (ˌkaʊntəˈtʃɛk) (tr)to oppose by counteraction to control or restrain by a second check to double-check Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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