Meaning of POISE in English

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

Use in sentences of POISE

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
To weigh (down); to oppress.
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.