meaning of poise
1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
5. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
6. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
7. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
8. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
9. To weigh (down); to oppress.
10. To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
11. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your
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