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OVERBALANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overbalance mean? 

OVERBALANCE (verb)
  The verb OVERBALANCE has 2 senses:

1. weigh more heavilyplay

2. cause to be off balanceplay

  Familiarity information: OVERBALANCE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERBALANCE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they overbalance  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it overbalances  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: overbalanced  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: overbalanced  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: overbalancing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Weigh more heavily

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

outbalance; outweigh; overbalance; preponderate

Context example:

these considerations outweigh our wishes

Hypernyms (to "overbalance" is one way to...):

dominate; predominate; prevail; reign; rule (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to be off balance

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

It is not desirable to overbalance the budget

Hypernyms (to "overbalance" is one way to...):

account; calculate (keep an account of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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