English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Balance
(n.)
An apparatus for weighing.
Balance
(n.)
Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.
Balance
(n.)
Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
Balance
(n.)
The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even
adjustment; steadiness.
Balance
(n.)
An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an
account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess
on either side; as, the balance of an account.
Balance
(n.)
A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance
wheel (in the Vocabulary).
Balance
(n.)
The constellation Libra.
Balance
(n.)
The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the
sun enters at the equinox in September.
Balance
(n.)
A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S.
Balance
(n.)
To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by
adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.
Balance
(n.)
To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;
as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a
tight rope.
Balance
(n.)
To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to
counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.
Balance
(n.)
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to
estimate.
Balance
(n.)
To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts
equal by paying the difference between them.
Balance
(n.)
To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account
equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the
account.
Balance
(n.)
To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of
the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a
set of books.
Balance
(n.)
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to
balance partners.
Balance
(n.)
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to
balance the boom mainsail.
Balance
(v. i.)
To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise;
as, the scales balance.
Balance
(v. i.)
To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal
force; to waver; to hesitate.
Balance
(v. i.)
To move toward a person or couple, and then back.