Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun counter_check

1 sense of counter check

Sense 1
counter check -- (a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals)
       => check, bank check, cheque -- (a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check")


2 senses of countercheck

Sense 1
countercheck -- (a check that restrains another check)
       => arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat")

Sense 2
countercheck, double check -- (something that checks the correctness of a previous check)
       => assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb counter_check

2 senses of countercheck

Sense 1
countercheck, counteract -- (oppose or check by a counteraction)
       => control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")

Sense 2
countercheck -- (check a second time)
       => check -- (make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class")