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Noun: counterweight  'kawn-tu(r),weyt
  1. A weight that balances another weight
    - counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser [Brit]
Verb: counterweight  'kawn-tu(r),weyt
  1. Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
    - counterpoise, counterpose

Derived forms: counterweights, counterweighting, counterweighted

Type of: counterbalance, oppose, weight

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