\Coun`ter*check"\ (koun`t?r-ch?k"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Counterchecked} (-ch?ckt"); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Counterchecking}.]
To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return
check.

\Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n.
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.