nnoun.artifacta weight that balances another weightSynset:balance counterbalance counterweight equaliser equalizer
Derivationally Related Form:equalisecounterweightcounterpoiseequalizecounterbalance
Hypernyms:weight
Inherited Hypernyms:counterweightweightartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:sash weighttare
Full Hyponyms:sash weighttare
vverb.stativeconstitute a counterweight or counterbalance toSynset:counterpose counterweight
Derivationally Related Form:counterweightcounterpoise
Hypernyms:counterbalance oppose
Inherited Hypernyms:counterweightopposecontrastdiffer
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP