lose one's balance

verb

To become unsteady.

Opposite
keep one's balance

Meanings

verblose one's balance (third-person singular simple present loses one's balance, present participle losing one's balance, simple past and past participle lost one's balance)

present singular third person loses one's balance · participle present losing one's balance · participle past lost one's balance · past lost one's balance

  1. To become unsteady.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
keep one's balance

Translations

Italian sbilanciarsi
  • sbilanciarsibecome unsteady
Romanian se dezechilibra
  • se dezechilibrabecome unsteady
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