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  2. POISED definition: 1. If an object or a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any…. Learn more.

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      POISED meaning: 1. If an object or a part of your body is...

    • Poise

      calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality...

  3. : marked by easy composure of manner or bearing. Examples of poised in a Sentence. The actors were poised on the stage, ready for the curtain to come up. She held the pencil poised over the paper. The company is poised for success. She seemed poised to take on the leadership of the country. See More.

  4. If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice. U.S. forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.

  5. adjective. (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured. being in balance or equilibrium: a ball poised on the nose of a seal. teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster. hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.

  6. calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body: He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained his poise. Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model. Synonyms. aplomb. grace (MOVEMENT)

  7. POISED meaning: 1. If an object or a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any…. Learn more.

  8. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action. “a gull in poised flight”. “George's poised hammer”. synonyms: balanced. being in a state of proper equilibrium. adjective. in full control of your faculties. “perfectly poised and sure of himself”.

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