n.
1.a state of equilibrium
2.a scale for weighing
3.equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
4.harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
5.equality of distribution
6.something left after other parts have been taken away
7.the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
8.(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra
9.the seventh sign of the zodiac 10.(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation 11.an equivalent counterbalancing weight 12.a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine balance v.
1.bring into balance or equilibrium
2.compute credits and debits of an account
3.hold or carry in equilibrium
4.be in equilibrium
Idiom of the Day
hedge in (something) or hedge (something) in
to keep something from getting out or moving freely, to block something in
My car was hedged in by the other cars and I was unable to move it this morning.
