·v That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
II. Poise ·noun To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
III. Poise ·noun To weigh (down); to Oppress.
IV. Poise ·noun To ascertain, as by the balance; to Weigh.
V. Poise ·v Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
VI. Poise ·v The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
VII. Poise ·noun To Counterpoise; to Counterbalance.
VIII. Poise ·vi To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
IX. Poise ·v The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
X. Poise ·noun To Balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.