| Poise: English to English |
| Poise (n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. |
| Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. |
| Poise (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance. |
| Poise (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. |
| Poise (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress. |
| Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt. |
| Poise (v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight. |
| Poise (v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. |
| Poise (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed. |
| Poise (v.) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness. |