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Definition of overbalance in English: overbalanceverb əʊvəˈbal(ə)nsˌoʊvərˈbæləns British 1Fall or cause to fall over from loss of balance. no object he overbalanced and fell against the wall with object their combined weight had overbalanced them Example sentencesExamples - It appears he swung his legs over the wall and overbalanced, and was unaware there was a sheer drop at the other side.
- It came free in a sudden rush and he felt himself overbalance.
- She felt herself start to slip from the branch, leaned back, and overbalanced.
- However, he overbalanced and ended up on both knees.
- He pulled himself inside, then overbalanced and landed head-first on the floor.
- If she leaned too far to go to the toilet, she'd overbalance entirely and never be able to get up again.
- I watch as her foot slips from the narrow track and she overbalances backwards, dragged by the weight of her heavy pack.
- Her sudden bolt as he had been about to catch her had caused Father to overbalance and fall in the dirt.
- She overbalanced and fell forwards, instinctively curling into a rolling ball.
- He overbalanced and fell into the window display, bringing down the rest of the glass.
- He could vault over a much smaller opponent without causing his victim to overbalance and fall.
- Screaming, she sat up quickly, overbalanced, and fell out of the tree on to the wet ground.
- Chad smirked and leaned closer, careful not to overbalance.
- They figured the weight of the stuff overbalanced them and they fell off of places.
- He hopped off the last few feet and nearly overbalanced.
- With a thudding heart, I took a few steps forward and then overbalanced.
- On more than one occasion, Katy nearly overbalanced while brushing cobwebs from her face.
- We overbalanced and tumbled towards the window, smashing it and falling through.
- We didn't overbalance, but we did end up veering around a bit to stay upright.
- I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward.
Synonyms fall over, topple over, lose one's balance, lose one's footing, tip over, keel over, capsize, overturn, turn turtle push over, upend, upset Scottish & Northern Irish cowp - 1.1with object Outweigh.
the days of unhappiness were far overbalanced by days of wild expressions of love Example sentencesExamples - Sum-ranking fails to give sufficient salience to the worth of each person: it in effect permits one person's large misery to be overbalanced by small benefits to a large number of others.
Synonyms be greater than, exceed, be superior to, take precedence over, take priority over, prevail over, have the edge on, have the edge over, preponderate over, override, tip the balance against, tip the scales against, turn the balance against, turn the scales against, supersede, offset, cancel out, make up for, more than make up for, outbalance, compensate for, redress
noun əʊvəˈbal(ə)nsˌoʊvərˈbæləns archaic An excess of weight, value, or amount. an overbalance of propriety Definition of overbalance in US English: overbalanceverbˌōvərˈbalənsˌoʊvərˈbæləns British 1Fall or cause to fall over from loss of balance. with object their combined weight had overbalanced them no object the ladder overbalanced on top of her Example sentencesExamples - On more than one occasion, Katy nearly overbalanced while brushing cobwebs from her face.
- He could vault over a much smaller opponent without causing his victim to overbalance and fall.
- Screaming, she sat up quickly, overbalanced, and fell out of the tree on to the wet ground.
- Her sudden bolt as he had been about to catch her had caused Father to overbalance and fall in the dirt.
- I watch as her foot slips from the narrow track and she overbalances backwards, dragged by the weight of her heavy pack.
- I managed to sit down a little heavily into a canvas director's chair, causing me to overbalance and topple over backward.
- They figured the weight of the stuff overbalanced them and they fell off of places.
- He overbalanced and fell into the window display, bringing down the rest of the glass.
- We didn't overbalance, but we did end up veering around a bit to stay upright.
- It appears he swung his legs over the wall and overbalanced, and was unaware there was a sheer drop at the other side.
- We overbalanced and tumbled towards the window, smashing it and falling through.
- With a thudding heart, I took a few steps forward and then overbalanced.
- However, he overbalanced and ended up on both knees.
- He hopped off the last few feet and nearly overbalanced.
- If she leaned too far to go to the toilet, she'd overbalance entirely and never be able to get up again.
- She overbalanced and fell forwards, instinctively curling into a rolling ball.
- It came free in a sudden rush and he felt himself overbalance.
- He pulled himself inside, then overbalanced and landed head-first on the floor.
- She felt herself start to slip from the branch, leaned back, and overbalanced.
- Chad smirked and leaned closer, careful not to overbalance.
Synonyms fall over, topple over, lose one's balance, lose one's footing, tip over, keel over, capsize, overturn, turn turtle - 1.1with object Outweigh.
I fault the university for many things, but all are overbalanced by its unparalleled resources Example sentencesExamples - Sum-ranking fails to give sufficient salience to the worth of each person: it in effect permits one person's large misery to be overbalanced by small benefits to a large number of others.
Synonyms be greater than, exceed, be superior to, take precedence over, take priority over, prevail over, have the edge on, have the edge over, preponderate over, override, tip the balance against, tip the scales against, turn the balance against, turn the scales against, supersede, offset, cancel out, make up for, more than make up for, outbalance, compensate for, redress
nounˌōvərˈbalənsˌoʊvərˈbæləns archaic An excess of weight, value, or amount. |