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(1):

(v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

(2):

(v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

(3):

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

(4):

(n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

(5):

(n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

(6):

(n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.

(7):

(v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

(8):

(v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

(9):

(n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

(10):

(n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.