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balance
Noun
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If something is in balance, it has equal amounts all around.
She was walking on a thin line, but lost her balance and fell down.
This plan has a good balance of new and old ideas.
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The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in the account.
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A type of scale where there are two parts.
balance
Verb
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If you balance something, you make it have equal amounts all around.
The bird balanced easily on the wire for a few moments before flying off.
A good manager has to balance the costs and benefits of doing business.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.