overbalance
verb/ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/
/ˌəʊvərˈbæləns/
[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overbalance | /ˌəʊvəˈbæləns/ /ˌəʊvərˈbæləns/ |
| he / she / it overbalances | /ˌəʊvəˈbælənsɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈbælənsɪz/ |
| past simple overbalanced | /ˌəʊvəˈbælənst/ /ˌəʊvərˈbælənst/ |
| past participle overbalanced | /ˌəʊvəˈbælənst/ /ˌəʊvərˈbælənst/ |
| -ing form overbalancing | /ˌəʊvəˈbælənsɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈbælənsɪŋ/ |
- to lose your balance and fall; to make somebody/something lose their balance and fall
- He overbalanced and fell into the water.
- The ladder overbalanced on top of her.
- overbalance somebody/something He took a wild swing with the bat that overbalanced him.
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