Overbalance

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overbalance \O`ver*bal"ance\, v. t.
     1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. --Locke.
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     2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overbalance \O"ver*bal`ance\, n.
     Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent;
     as, an overbalance of exports. --J. Edwards.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overbalance
       v 1: weigh more heavily [syn: {preponderate}, {outweigh}, {outbalance}]
       2: out out of; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"