overbalanceverb [ I ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/us/ˌoʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/mainly UKto lose balance and therefore fall or nearly fall:
Halfway along the wall he overbalanced and fell.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- hit the deck idiom
- let go idiom
- nosedive
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- put sth/sb down
- relinquish
- shower
- thump
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