[{"word":"balancing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make (concepts) agree.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee."},{"definition":"To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to balance partners"},{"definition":"To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to balance the boom mainsail"},{"definition":"To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This final payment, or credit, balances the account."},{"definition":"To be in equilibrium.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To have matching credits and debits.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To weigh in a balance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hesitate or fluctuate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balance","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balancing"]}]