Overview of verb poise

The verb poise has 4 senses

• poise -- (be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked")


• brace, poise -- (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)


• poise -- (cause to be balanced or suspended)


• poise, balance -- (hold or carry in equilibrium)

Overview of adj poised

The adj poised has 2 senses

• poised -- (marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer")


• collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed -- (in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble")