Dictionary entry

Balance (3)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bal″ance, v. i. 1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance.

2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.

He would not balance or err in the determination of his choice.

Locke.

3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then back.