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Meaning of POISE in English

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

Use in sentences of POISE

    Meaning of POISE in English

    • 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.

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