Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word POISE

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Definitions of POISE

1. A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
2. Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
3. Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
4. A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
5. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
6. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
7. To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
8. (physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
9. (obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
10. (obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
11. (obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
12. (obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh. [14th]
13. (obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down. [16th]
14. (nowrare) To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose. [from 16th c.]
15. To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used. [from 16th c.]
16. To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced. [from 17th c.]

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