To Balance

1. (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To make (concepts) agree.
3. (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
4. (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
5. (transitive, dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
6. (nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
7. (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
8. (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
9. (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
10. (transitive, obsolete) To weigh in a balance.
11. (intransitive, obsolete) To hesitate or fluctuate.