Poise

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