lose+balance

  • 101stack it — Verb. To fall over, to tumble, to lose balance. E.g. I stacked it when I punctured my front tyre taking a stupid short cut up a cobbled street …

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  • 102overbalance — o•ver•bal•ance v. [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈbæl əns[/t]] n. [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌbæl əns[/t]] v. anced, anc•ing, n. 1) to outweigh 2) to cause to lose balance or to fall or turn over 3) something that more than balances …

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  • 103descend — [v1] move down, lower a cascade, cataract, cave in*, coast, collapse, crash, crouch, decline, deplane, detrain, dip, disembark, dismount, dive, dribble*, drop, fall, fall prostrate, get down, get off, go down, gravitate, ground, incline, light,… …

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  • 104grab bar — noun a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself • Hypernyms: ↑bar * * * noun : a graspable bar attached to the wall in a shower or near a bathtub as an assistance to a bather in steadying himself * * * a bar… …

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  • 105vertigo — n. a condition with a sensation of whirling and a tendency to lose balance; dizziness, giddiness. Etymology: L vertigo ginis whirling f. vertere turn …

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  • 106o|ver|bal|ance — «OH vuhr BAL uhns», verb, anced, anc|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to be greater than, as in weight, importance, or value; outweigh: »The gains overbalanced the losses. SYNONYM(S): overpower, subdue. 2. to cause to lose balance: »As he leaned …

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  • 107Losing — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …

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  • 108Lost — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …

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  • 109international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 110Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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