verb
- to cause to lose balance and fall over
- to be greater than in weight, importance, or influence
Usage: third person singular present tense
Usage: third person singular present tense
Examples
- The strong wind overbalances the small sailboat.
- A heavy backpack overbalances the hiker on steep terrain.
- The evidence against him overbalances any argument for his innocence.
- Her experience overbalances his enthusiasm in this situation.
- The weight of the books overbalances the flimsy shelf.
- Good news overbalances the bad in today’s report.