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"text": "The defenders' knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment.",
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"ref": "2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43",
"text": "Government control was inconsistent and (at times) motivated by wider political issues that prevented BR being able to charge reasonable rates. Counterbalancing this was the Commission's own policy regarding freight charges. It frequently did not charge enough to cover direct costs (the so-called exceptional rates), causing massive losses to accrue on merchandise movements.",
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"word": "抵消"
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"word": "Gegengewicht"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sḗkōma",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "σήκωμα"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "dhaḍo",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"word": "ધડો"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contrappeso"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "qarsy salmaq",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"word": "қарсы салмақ"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "protivteža",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "противтежа"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "motvekt"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "motvekt"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przeciwwaga"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contrapeso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protivovés",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "противове́с"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "protuteža"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "contrabalanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contrapeso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "motvikt"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "weight balancing an opposite one",
"word": "denge ağırlığı"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṯiql muwāzin",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ثِقْل مُوَازِن"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muwāzana",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُوَازَنَة"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "balansjór",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "балансьо́р"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"word": "vastavoima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"word": "vastapaino"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contrepoids"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Gegengewicht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gegenkraft"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "protivteža",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "противтежа"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "motvekt"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "motvekt"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "contrapeso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "protivovés",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "противове́с"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "contrabalanza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "contraposición"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "force or influence balancing an opposite one",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "motvikt"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"counterweight"
],
"word": "counterbalance"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms prefixed with counter-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verbs",
"Requests for review of Dutch translations"
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{
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"past"
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "outweigh"
}
],
"categories": [
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"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Big brother counterbalances his two siblings to the pound.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight."
],
"links": [
[
"weight",
"weight"
],
[
"balance",
"balance"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "counterpoise"
},
{
"word": "equiponderate"
},
{
"word": "counterweight"
}
],
"tags": [
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},
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{
"word": "overcome"
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{
"word": "overpower"
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"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Arm wrestling is undecided as long as the opponents counterbalance each other.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The defenders' knowledge of the terrain roughly counterbalances the attackers' superior equipment.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43",
"text": "Government control was inconsistent and (at times) motivated by wider political issues that prevented BR being able to charge reasonable rates. Counterbalancing this was the Commission's own policy regarding freight charges. It frequently did not charge enough to cover direct costs (the so-called exceptional rates), causing massive losses to accrue on merchandise movements.",
"type": "quotation"
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],
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"To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force."
],
"links": [
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"match",
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[
"equal",
"equal"
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[
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"oppose"
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[
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],
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"(transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "counterpoise"
},
{
"word": "counteract"
}
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌkaʊntɚˈbæləns/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāzana",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "وَازَنَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uravnovesjávam",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "уравновеся́вам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiāngdǐ",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "相抵"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "vyvážit"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "tasapainottaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "contrebalancer"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "motveie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "contrabalancear"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "contrapesar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "contrabalansa"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "cumpăni"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uravnovéšivatʹ",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "уравнове́шивать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to apply weight in order to balance",
"word": "contrabalancear"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "wāzana",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "وَازَنَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uravnovesjávam",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "уравновеся́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "balansíram",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "баланси́рам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dǐxiāo",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "抵消"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "contre-balancer"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "motveie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to match or equal in effect when applying opposing force",
"word": "contrapesar"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"counterweight"
],
"word": "counterbalance"
}
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