overbalance
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Overbalance — O ver*bal ance, n. Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports. J. Edwards. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overbalance — O ver*bal ance, v. t. 1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overbalance — index outbalance, outweigh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overbalance — ► VERB 1) fall or cause to fall due to loss of balance. 2) outweigh … English terms dictionary
overbalance — [ō΄vər bal′əns; ] for n. [ ō′vər bal΄əns] vt. overbalanced, overbalancing 1. OUTWEIGH 2. to throw off balance n. something that outweighs or overbalances … English World dictionary
overbalance — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbæləns] / US [ˌoʊvərˈbæləns] verb [intransitive] Word forms overbalance : present tense I/you/we/they overbalance he/she/it overbalances present participle overbalancing past tense overbalanced past participle overbalanced to lose… … English dictionary
overbalance — v. /oh veuhr bal euhns/; n. /oh veuhr bal euhns/, v., overbalanced, overbalancing, n. v.t. 1. to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town. 2. to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over: He accidentally… … Universalium
overbalance — o|ver|ba|lan|ce sb., n; få overbalance … Dansk ordbog
overbalance — I. transitive verb Date: 1608 1. outweigh 2. to cause to lose balance II. noun Date: circa 1659 something more than an equivalent … New Collegiate Dictionary
overbalance — verb a) To thrown someone off balance b) To lose ones balance … Wiktionary
