v that which causes a balance; a counterweight.
2. poise ·noun to hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
3. poise ·noun to weigh (down); to oppress.
4. poise ·noun to ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
5. poise ·v weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
6. poise ·v the weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
7. poise ·noun to counterpoise; to counterbalance.
8. poise ·vi to hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
9. poise ·v the state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
10. poise ·noun to balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.