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Noun counterbalance has 3 senses
- counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser - an equivalent counterbalancing weight
--1 is a kind of weight
--1 has particulars: sash weight; tare
- balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance - equality of distribution
--2 is a kind of structure, construction
--2 has particulars: conformation; symmetry, proportion
- counterbalance, offset - a compensating equivalent
--3 is a kind of compensation
Verb counterbalance has 3 senses
- compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up - adjust or make up for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
--1 is one way to balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- oppose, counterbalance - oppose with equal weight or force
--2 is one way to contrast, counterpoint
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
--3 is one way to cancel, offset, set off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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