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