"counterweight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: counterweight [singular], counterweights [plural]
Etymology: counter- + weight Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|weight}} counter- + weight Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A counterweight is a heavy mass of often iron or concrete that is used to reduce the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering of load. Synonyms: counterbalance
    Sense id: simple-counterweight-en-noun-7dwrOwtI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with counter-

Verb [English]

Forms: counterweight [canonical], counterweights [third-person, singular], counterweighted [past], counterweighted [past, participle], counterweighting [present, participle]
Etymology: counter- + weight Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|weight}} counter- + weight Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you counterweight something, you fit it with counterweight. Synonyms: counterbalance
    Sense id: simple-counterweight-en-verb-5WEMWg14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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