weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.-the weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.-the state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.-that which causes a balance; a counterweight.-to balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.-to hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.-to counterpoise; to counterbalance.-to ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.-to weigh (down); to oppress.-to hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.