overbalancing
present participle ofoverbalance
overbalance
verb[I]
mainlyUKuk/ˌəʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/us/ˌoʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/tolosebalanceandthereforefallornearlyfall:
Halfway along thewallhe overbalanced andfell.
Falling and dropping
- ass
- collapse/fall in a heapidiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like fliesidiom
- drop off
- faceplant
- fall away
- fly
- let goidiom
- mic drop
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- shower
- thump
- wayside
Examplesofoverbalancing
overbalancing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Some people even thought that he was in danger ofoverbalancing.
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We areoverbalancingagriculture by providing this capital expenditure without, at the same time, providing the wherewithal for the farmer to develop his stock and his land.
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As it was being lifted, the rock mysteriously broke in half,overbalancingon the oxcart and half falling back into the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They had to get two blocks out withoutoverbalancingthe tower.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The motive power may be steam or hydraulic, or may come fromoverbalancingthe top caisson with extra water from the upper waterway.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The parent dressed as a turtle must crawl across the path with the kid on their back withoutoverbalancingand falling into the water.
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- tangent bundle
- tangent-bundle
- tangential
- tangentially
- tangent plane
- tangent space
- tangent-space
- tangerine
- tangible
- tangible asset
- tangible-asset
- tangible benefit
- tangible evidence
- tangible expression
- tangible form
- tangible good
- tangible improvement
- tangible net worth
- tangible-net-worth
- tangible object
- tangible outcome
- tangible product
- tangible progress
- tangible proof
- tangible property