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Adjective poised has 2 senses
- poised - marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
Antonyms: unbalanced, imbalanced (indirect, via balanced)
- collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed - in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
Antonym: discomposed (indirect, via composed)
Verb poise has 4 senses
- poise - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
--1 is one way to hover
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
--2 is one way to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- poise - cause to be balanced or suspended
--3 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- poise, balance - hold or carry in equilibrium
--4 is one way to hold, carry, bear
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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