balance

verb [I/T] (STAY IN POSITION)

/ˈbæl·əns/

Definition

› to make something stay in one position by having its weight equally divided: [T] He balanced the book on top of his coffee cup.

(Definition of balance verb (STAY IN POSITION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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balance of payments noun
balance of power noun
balance sheet noun
balance the budget idiom
balance verb (MAKE THINGS EQUAL)
balance verb (STAY IN POSITION)
balanced adjective (HAVING RIGHT AMOUNTS)
balcony noun
bald adjective (PLAIN)
bald adjective (WITHOUT HAIR)
balding adjective (WITHOUT HAIR)

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