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| coun·ter·check [ kówntər chèk ] |
noun (plural coun·ter·checks) |
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1. second check: a check made to ensure that a previous check was correct
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2. restraint on something: something that acts to block or restrain something else
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verb (past and past participle coun·ter·checked, present participle coun·ter·check·ing, 3rd person present singular coun·ter·checks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb check again: to carry out a second check on something, in order to ensure that the first was accurate
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2. transitive verb restrain something: to act in order to block the force or action of something
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