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.