to poise is a form of:

Poise



noun
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ការរៀបចំខ្លួនអោយសមរម្យ
verbpast tense: poised ; past participle: poised ; present participle: poising ;
1.
ប្រុងប្រៀបទប់លំនឹង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
2.
The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
verbpast tense: poised ; past participle: poised ; present participle: poising ;
1.
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
2.
To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
3.
To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
4.
To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
5.
To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
6.
To weigh (down); to oppress.
7.
(INTRANSITIVE) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
8.
Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.